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make a pretense

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  • make-believe — *pretense, pretension …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • pretense — n. simulation false show 1) to make a pretense (he made no pretense of being objective) 2) to see through smb. s pretense 3) under a pretense (under the pretense of patriotism; under false pretenses) 4) without pretense (a person without… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • pretense — pre|tense [ pri,tens, prı tens ] noun count or uncount a way of behaving that does not honestly express your real feelings, thoughts, or intentions: She said she was really pleased to see us, but I could tell it was just a pretense. pretense of:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • make a show of — Synonyms and related words: act, act a part, affect, assume, betoken, bluff, brandish, breathe, bring forth, bring forward, bring into view, bring out, bring to notice, counterfeit, cover up, cut a dash, cut a figure, cut a swath, dangle, dazzle …   Moby Thesaurus

  • make believe — Synonyms and related words: act, act a part, affect, affected, apocryphal, apparition, artificial, assume, assumed, bastard, bluff, bogus, brainchild, brummagem, bubble, charade, chimera, colorable, colored, counterfeit, counterfeited, cover up,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • pretense — 1 pretension, Claim, title Analogous words: plea, pretext, excuse, *apology, apologia: *right, birthright, privilege 2 Pretense, pretension, make believe are comparable though seldom interchangeable when they involve the idea of offering… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • make-believe — make be*lieve , n. A feigning to believe, as in the play of children; a mere pretense; a fiction; an invention. Childlike make believe. Tylor. [1913 Webster] To forswear self delusion and make believe. M. Arnold. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pretense — [n] falsehood, affected show; cover act, acting, affectation, appearance, artifice, charade, claim, cloak, deceit, deception, display, dissimulation, double dealing*, dumb act*, evasion, excuse, fabrication, facade, fakery, faking, falsification …   New thesaurus

  • pretense — [prē tens′, pritens′; prē′tens΄] n. [ME < Anglo Fr pretensse < ML * pretensa < praetensus, alleged < pp. of L praetendere: see PRETEND] 1. a claim, esp. an unsupported one, as to some distinction or accomplishment; pretension 2. a… …   English World dictionary

  • make-be|lieve — «MAYK bih LEEV», noun, adjective. –n. 1. pretense: »Fairies live in the land of make believe. His friendships with important people are all make believe. 2. a person who pretends; pretender. –adj. pretended; imaginary: »Children often have make… …   Useful english dictionary

  • make as if — make as though he made as if to run away Syn: feign, pretend, make a show/pretense of, affect, feint, make out …   Thesaurus of popular words

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