/po?z/C2If youposeas aparticularperson, youpretendto be thatpersoninordertodeceivepeople:He'sposingasherdate, but he's really herbodyguard.Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesto act as if something is true when it is not
pretendShe pretended not to know about the surprise.
make believeHe's just going to make believe that things are fine in spite of the divorce.
play at somethingUKThe children are playing at cops and robbers.
role-playDuring class, we role-played being a customer and a salesperson to learn words related to shopping.
fakeShe's only faking being ill.
feignThe police questioned him about the break-in, but he feigned ignorance.
See more results ?SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesFaking & pretending
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assume
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passsomethingoff assomething
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