Synonyms for pretended
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Assumed — feigned; counterfeit
assumed, feigned, sham, make-believe, mock, fictitious, false, spurious, counterfeit, fictive, artificial, unauthentic, bogus, illegitimate, simulated, supposititious dated
Other
ostensible, self-styled, nominal, soi-disant, affectated dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
feigned; counterfeit
Example sentences
- assumed Tom assumed that Mary would pay her bills on time.
- mock How is it possible not to mock the Muslim belief.
- sham This sham election is a disgrace to democracy.
- feigned He feigned not to notice the two strangers.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| pretended | rising | |
| assumed | falling | |
| mock | rising | |
| sham | steady | |
| feigned | rising | |
| ostensible | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- mock1, sham1
- 5 letters
- false1, bogus2
- 7 letters
- assumed2, nominal3, feigned1, fictive
- 8 letters
- spurious3
- 9 letters
- simulated4
- 10 letters
- artificial4, fictitious3, ostensible4, affectated
- 11 letters
- counterfeit3, unauthentic4
- 12 letters
- illegitimate5
- 14 letters
- supposititious
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bogus2 = 2 syllables).