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pretended

  (prĭ-tĕn'dĭd) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Not genuine or sincere; feigned: a pretended interest in the proceedings.
  2. Supposed; alleged: the pretended heir to the throne.
pretendedly pre·tend'ed·ly adv.
 
 
Thesaurus: pretended

adjective

    Not genuine or sincere: affected, artificial, feigned, insincere, phony. See true/false.

 
Antonyms: pretended

adj

Definition: alleged; imaginary
Antonyms: genuine, real, sincere


 
WordNet: pretended
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: adopted in order to deceive
  Synonyms: assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, put on, sham


 
 

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