Synonyms for pretending
pre·tend·ing

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1. pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigningnoun

   the act of giving a false appearance

   "his conformity was only pretending"

   Synonyms:
   pretence, pretext, pretension, pretense, guise, feigning, computer simulation, make-believe, simulation, model, dissembling

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1. List of paraphrases for "pretending":

   pretend, faking, shamming, make-believe, claiming

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1. Caroline Gresham:

   Zachary( Dad) spent an hour one day pretending to be a dog for the kids. After that he was like,' It's time. We're getting a dog,'.

2. unknown:

   What a shame to convince these flames they are only sparks; what a misfortune to say this fire is a flame. You, have always been gasoline, stop pretending I haven't always been the match.

3. Rotolady:

   Want a better economy and a lower unemployment rate? Quit pretending you can stop people from gambling online.

4. Garry Kasparov:

   It's a signal to everybody that's engaged in opposition activities that all bets are off, we're not going to waste time to prosecute you ... pretending that we are respecting the rule of law. We'll simply eliminate you.

5. unknown:

   They stood there pretending to be just friends when all the while everyone in the room could plainly see that they were only existing for each other.