pretend

(s) imagined as in a play
- the make-believe world of theater
- play money
- dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish
make-believe,

(v) make believe with the intent to deceive
- He feigned that he was ill
- He shammed a headache
dissemble, feign, sham, affect,
(v) behave unnaturally or affectedly
- She's just acting
dissemble, act,
(v) put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
- pretend the title of King
(v) put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
- I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again
- I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong
hazard, guess, venture,
(v) represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
- She makes like an actress
make believe, make,
(v) state insincerely
- He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt
- She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber
- She pretends to be an expert on wine
profess,

make-believe dissemble feign sham affect act hazard guess venture make profess

preteen pretext

pretended pretender pretending