pretending

Definitions of pretending
  1. noun
    the act of giving a false appearance
    “his conformity was only pretending”
    synonyms: feigning, pretence, pretense, simulation
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    appearance, show
    pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression
    make-believe, pretend
    the enactment of a pretense
    affectation, affectedness, mannerism, pose
    a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
    masquerade
    making a false outward show
    attitude
    a theatrical pose created for effect
    radical chic
    an affectation of radical left-wing views and the fashionable dress and lifestyle that goes with them
    type of:
    deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation
    the act of deceiving
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