Another word for pretend

Noun

make-believe, pretend - the enactment of a pretense

Example:- it was just pretend

pretend, profess - state insincerely

Example:- He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt

make, make believe, pretend - represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like

Example:- She makes like an actress

guess, hazard, pretend, venture - put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

Example:- I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again

pretend - put forward a claim and assert right or possession of

Example:- pretend the title of King

affect, dissemble, feign, pretend, sham - make believe with the intent to deceive

Example:- He feigned that he was ill

act, dissemble, pretend - behave unnaturally or affectedly

Example:- She's just acting

make-believe, pretend - imagined as in a play

Example:- the make-believe world of theater