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pretended

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pre·tend·ed  (pr-tndd)
adj.
1. Not genuine or sincere; feigned: a pretended interest in the proceedings.
2. Supposed; alleged: the pretended heir to the throne.
pre·tended·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.pretended - adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"
assumed, fictive, put on, sham, fictitious, false
counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"
pretended
adjective feigned, alleged, so-called, phoney or phony (informal), false, pretend (informal), fake, imaginary, bogus, professed, sham, purported, pseudo (informal), counterfeit, spurious, fictitious, avowed, ostensible Todd shrugged with pretended indifference.
Translations
pretended [prɪˈtendɪd] ADJ → pretendido
pretended
adj → vorgetäuscht, angeblich, vorgeblich
pretended [prɪˈtɛndɪd] adj → falso/a, finto/a
pretended [prɪˈtɛndɪd] adj → falso/a, finto/a


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So the two pretended weavers set up two looms, and affected to work very busily, though in reality they did nothing at all.
Andersen's Fairy Tales by Andersen, Hans Christian View in context
Besides this, I observed that the men made no scruple to set themselves out, and to go a-fortunehunting, as they call it, when they had really no fortune themselves to demand it, or merit to deserve it; and that they carried it so high, that a woman was scarce allowed to inquire after the character or estate of the person that pretended to her.
The Fortunes & Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders by Defoe, Daniel View in context
('But it wouldn't look at it,' she said, when she was explaining the thing afterwards to her sister: 'it turned away its head, and pretended not to see it: but it looked a LITTLE ashamed of itself, so I think it MUST have been the Red Queen.
Through the Looking Glass by Carroll, Lewis View in context
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