Synonym: assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, put on, sham. Similar words: pretend, pretending, extended, pretense, pretence, pretentious, apprehended, extended family. Meaning: [prɪ'tendɪd] 
adj. adopted in order to deceive.
adj. adopted in order to deceive. 
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31. He pretended to fall over.
32. He pretended that resigning was part of his long - term career strategy.
33. He pretended not to know her but in fact they were in league .
34. She pretended she wasn't excited but the expression on her face was a dead giveaway.
35. It was a no-win situation. Either she pretended she hated Ned and felt awful or admitted she loved him and felt even worse!
36. The footballer pretended to run forward,then cut back and took the ball the other way.
37. The boy pretended to be the teacher and hit her off to perfection.
38. He pretended that he was ill so that he could stay at home.
39. He has pretended to too many women and I hate this sort of man.
40. As he drew abreast of the man he pretended to stumble.
41. He pretended to learning.
42. He pretended to be reading an important paper when the boss entered.
43. Just for a laugh,[http://sentencedict.com/pretended.html] I pretended that I'd forgotten it was his birthday.
44. I pretended to agree with her, just to keep her happy .
45. He pretended to his boss that he'd written the article.
46. She pretended that she couldn't hear, so that they would not force an answer from her.
47. I pretended not to care but I was screaming inside.
48. She pretended she was not at home when we rang the bell.
49. We always pretended it had never happened.
50. I wasn't in a temper(sentencedict.com), I just pretended.
51. I pretended to see a pin on the floor.
52. Besides, she had only pretended to take an overdose.
53. They pretended things were not so bad.
54. Everyone pretended Clarisa was simply taking a siesta.
55. If only he were as confident as he pretended!
56. I never pretended to love her.
57. He said he pretended to be carrying court documents.
58. Ralph pretended to be scared until Mona grew bored.
59. Then the researchers just pretended to increase the lighting.
60. Celestine only pretended to be asleep.
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