Antonyms for pretendingpre·tend·ing

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1. pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigningnoun

   the act of giving a false appearance

   "his conformity was only pretending"

   Synonyms:
   pretence, pretext, pretension, pretense, guise, feigning, computer simulation, make-believe, simulation, model, dissembling

How to use pretending in a sentence?

1. Hakim Jami:

   If the scissors are not used daily on the beard, it will not be long before the beard is, by its luxuriant growth, pretending to be the head.

2. Dallas Crowley:

   This is a moment I've dreamed about since I've been a kid, running around the backyard pretending to be Doug Flutie, pretending I was throwing Hail Marys to my dad.

3. Flavio Volpe:

   We have to stop pretending that we are dealing with a rational counter-party. You know, these people are caging children at the border.

4. Karol Newlin:

   Popularity comes from allowing yourself to be bored by people while pretending to enjoy it.

5. Kristi Noem:

   We've got Republican governors across this country pretending they didn't shut down their states ; that they didn't close their regions ; that they didn't mandate masks.

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