Antonyms for pretended

Grammar : Adj

Spell : pri-ten-did

Phonetic Transcription : prɪˈtɛn dɪd

Definition of pretended

Origin : mid-15c., "so-called," past participle adjective from pretend (v.).

adj alleged; imaginary

Example sentences :

She pretended that at first she took young Bines for what we all took him, an employee of the mine.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

Her mother laughed merrily, and pretended to box her daughter's ears.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

And he pretended he had got it, and read me such a beautiful letter from his mother!
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

"You've always said she hadn't, and pretended to be glad of it; I won't contradict," I returned.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

I did not love you; I do not think I have pretended to love you.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

She pretended to be a cleaner and mender of lace, but she sold a good many other things.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

Mimi always pretended to be Siegfried's father, and he pretended to love Siegfried.
Extract from : « Opera Stories from Wagner » by Florence Akin

As for doing what he asked, she pretended not to have made up her mind.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

But it is pretended that some causes are necessary, some not necessary.
Extract from : « An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding » by David Hume

I could never have been of any use, if I had not pretended a little.'
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

Synonyms for pretended

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