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 are statistically associated with "pretends" in the same piece of text.
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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:
Video of the Day: Man pretends to be an inflatable for candy shop grand opening
Jun 8, 2026 BYU Daily Universe
Jun 8, 2026 BYU Daily Universe
Greenwich Police Warn of Email Scam Pretending to be Police Seeking Payments
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May 27, 2026 Greenwich Free Press
Teaching international law in an age that no longer pretends to obey it
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Jan 14, 2026 Middle East Monitor
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