pretends
Definitions
Noun
- The enactment of a pretense
Verb
- Make believe with the intent to deceive
- Behave unnaturally or affectedly
- Put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
- Put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
- Represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
- State insincerely
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "pretends".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | palisades | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | pegboards | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | pyramids | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | planeloads | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | portends | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | precludes | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | preferreds | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | presswoods | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | spacebands | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "pretends".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tends | 1 | 34 |
| 2 | extends | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | pretending | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | pretend | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | pretense | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | pretended | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | pretender | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | pretenses | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | pretenders | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | preteens | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | portends | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | preteen | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | preened | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | portend | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | pretension | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | reeds | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | prete | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | preen | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | peens | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | rezendes | 3 | 0 |
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "pretends" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "pretends" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "pretends".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 9
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
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