Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: pretend to

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Usage examples:

Along with revoking Turpel-Lafond's honorary degrees, Dyck said she wants to see the universities take a stand, stating publicly it's wrong and unacceptable to pretend to be Indigenous, and there should be consequences, such as termination.

Source: https://www.baytoday.ca/national-news/retired-cree-senator-stunned-by-facade-of-mary-ellen-turpel-lafonds-heritage-6405789

A loser from the future who uses his basic future technology to come back to today to pretend to be a superhero."

Source: https://www.cbr.com/booster-gold-series-negotiating-lead-actor/

As soon as the driver says the name, the stranger will pretend to be the absolute stranger.

Source: https://dodbuzz.com/say-my-name-uber-scam/

Bassett’s abject failure to even pretend to be gracious wasn’t the best ad for her acting skills.

Source: https://theava.com/archives/213461

Cyber crooks are leaping at the opportunity to use the technology to, for instance, impersonate the children of elderly people and asking their parents to send money, or pretend to be someone’s boss demanding a transfer of funds.

Source: https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/deepfakes-fueling-the-online-anarchy-researchers-weigh-in-on-the-complexities-of-regulation/543830

Don’t pretend to be listening to fans and ignoring their biggest complaints.”

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/02/20/mlbs-marketing-of-new-rules-proves-they-still-dont-get-it/

Faith said Iyabo could not pretend to be someone she was not for five months and he could not act for that long.

Source: https://thenationonlineng.net/rhol-youre-nothing-but-a-shameless-bully-faith-morey-blasts-iyabo-ojo/

Furthermore, she made it clear that she was enraged by those who pretend to be helping her but are not actually doing so.

Source: https://gamerant.com/jovi-pena-kai-cenat-not-cooperating-authorities/

He should not pretend to be one.

Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/06/as-the-baton-changes/

However, nothing was put in writing, and Debbie later bought the garage but only because she got her cousin Eli Dingle to pretend to be Scott and forged his signature.

Source: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/tv/emmerdale-fans-think-cain-dingle-26816043

“I can’t pretend to understand exactly why she would file a lawsuit that she must know is untrue.

Source: https://www.justjared.com/2023/12/30/nigel-lythgoe-responds-to-paul-abduls-sexual-assault-harassment-lawsuit/

I don't know why they bother, but I suppose they have to at least pretend to be concerned with safety after having commenced murdering their customer base.

Source: https://theava.com/archives/235029

“I have clothes for them which I love putting them in, they look super cute, but I don’t pretend to feed them.”

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/dolls-play-adult-childhood-toys-b2387053.html

I’m not an action figure aficionado, so I’m not going to pretend to know all the ins and outs of the different styles for these new releases.

Source: https://www.cagesideseats.com/aew/2023/5/28/23740550/hook-aew-action-figure

I’m not going to sit here and pretend to know tons and tons about this guy, but I will say that he was high on my list for what I wanted in a punter after seeing the reports that Joe Goodberry and Jake Liscow create each year.

Source: https://www.cincyjungle.com/cincinnati-bengals-nfl-draft/2023/5/3/23709929/bengals-draft-grades-analysis-dale-altman-bengals-brews

In 2015, three years after they first met online, the couple met in person, and Gypsy Rose was said to be so keen for her mother's approval she arranged for Godejohn to pretend to meet them spontaneously at a cinema screening of Cinderella.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12889933/Gypsy-Rose-RELEASED-freed.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

In “,” a nominee for Best Documentary Feature Film at this month’s Academy Awards, you see him pretend to be a high-ranking official in Moscow demanding a briefing.

Source: https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-new-yorker-interview/maria-pevchikh-alexey-navalny-vladimir-putin

In a world where our identities are inextricable from our digital footprints, the Entity can pretend to be anyone it likes.

Source: https://slate.com/culture/2023/07/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-tom-cruise-sag-strike.html?via=rss

It is all part of the conspiracies that the Benin Monarchy has suffered for centuries by those who pretend to be allies but end up being predators of the most heinous hue.

Source: https://newsdiaryonline.com/edo-rots-and-the-missing-artefacts-by-kassim-afegbua/

I watch the students walk past these protesters, only to come into class and then have to pretend to be one of them,” Caldwell says.

Source: https://freeweekly.com/2023/04/14/ua-choir-schola-cantorum-sings-about-murder-of-matthew-shepard/