pretended

American  

[pri-ten-did] / prɪˈtɛn dɪd /

adjective

1. insincerely or falsely professed.

   a pretended interest in art.

2. feigned, fictitious, or counterfeit.

   His pretended wealth was proved to be nonexistent.

3. alleged or asserted; reputed.

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Other Word Forms

• pretendedly adverb
• self-pretended adjective
• unpretended adjective

Etymology

Origin of pretended

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; pretend, -ed ²

Example Sentences

The really crazy thing is that anyone ever pretended you could.

From The Wall Street Journal

And she’s a little nutty, she’d probably trust anyone who pretended to believe her crazy theories.

From Literature

She pretended that she was her hero, because he wouldn’t mind that his computer and suitcase had washed overboard and were at the bottom of the ocean.

From Literature

She had pretended to let them down, knowing all the time that Rowan was carrying away just what they needed.

From Literature

The experimenter pretended to pour juice into both cups, then acted out dumping the juice from one cup, shaking it to show it was empty.

From Science Daily