pretended
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pre·tend·ed
(prĭ-tĕn′dĭd)adj.
1. Not genuine or sincere; feigned: a pretended interest in the proceedings.
2. Supposed; alleged: the pretended heir to the throne.
pre·tend′ed·ly adv.
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pretended
(prɪˈtɛndɪd)adj
fanciful; make-believe; simulated
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pre•tend•ed
(prɪˈtɛn dɪd)adj.
1. insincerely or falsely professed: a pretended interest in art.
2. feigned; counterfeit: pretended wealth.
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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" counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince" |
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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.
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pretended
adjectiveNot genuine or sincere:
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
pretended
adj → vorgetäuscht, angeblich, vorgeblich
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
pretended
[prɪˈtɛndɪd] adj → falso/a, finto/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995