Synonyms for Pretends:

• v.

  •imitates (verb)
  • Copies,
  • mirrors,
  • Parrots,
  • parallels,
  • echos,
  • resembles,
  • portrays,
  • simulates,
  • feigns,
  • Parodies,
  • Apes,
  • emulates,
  • reflects,
  • mocks,
  • repeats,
  • mimes,
  • flatters,
  • duplicates,
  • mimics,
  • replicates.
  •pretends (verb)
  • fakes,
  • defrauds,
  • Affects,
  • stages,
  • disguises,
  • bluffs,
  • masquerades,
  • covers,
  • forges,
  • falsifies,
  • shows,
  • impersonates,
  • counterfeits,
  • imitates,
  • deceives,
  • claims,
  • poses.

Paraphrases for Pretends:

• Independent

  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    intends, contends, asserts, professes, proclaims, suggests, tells, purported, purports, envisages, assumes, turns, argues, alleges, maintains, boasts, say, says, tries, believes, thinks, seems, submits, feels, wants, seeks, claims, goes.

Pretends Sentence Examples:

• " If you marry Catherine at all risks" she said, " you will give my brother a proof of your being what he pretends to doubt."

• It was not ambition, as he pretends, but merely loyalty to him, which brought here against his will.