(pre-tend) 2 syllables

Definition

verb. to act as if something is true when it is not.

Example Sentence

I like to pretend I am sleeping. OR The girls played with pretend diamonds.

More Example Sentences

They pretend to be superheroes every day.

Synonyms

feign; simulate; act

Antonyms

reveal; show; expose

Hear It! Say It! Write It!

pretend
Hear It! Say It! Write It!

Rhymes

  • bend
  • blend
  • end
  • ende
  • fend
  • friend
  • lend
  • mend
  • mende
  • pend
  • penned
  • rend
  • rende
  • send
  • spend
  • tend
  • trend
  • wend
  • wende

  • abend
  • addend
  • amend
  • append
  • arend
  • ascend
  • attend
  • befriend
  • commend
  • contend
  • defend
  • depend
  • descend
  • distend
  • expend
  • extend
  • impend
  • intend
  • misspend
  • offend
  • portend
  • pretend
  • relend
  • suspend
  • transcend
  • unbend
  • yearend

  • apprehend
  • comprehend
  • condescend
  • recommend
  • reoffend

  • overextend