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Pretended

Pretended Meaning & Definition
Pretended Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pretended?

[adj] 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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pretended: assumed | counterfeit | false | fictitious | fictive | imitative | put on | sham

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Pretended In Webster's Dictionary

\Pre*tend"ed\, a. Making a false appearance; unreal; false; as, pretended friend. -- {Pre*tend"ed*ly}, adv.

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