Akademik

pretended
adjective
adopted in order to deceive (Freq. 2)
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an assumed name

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an assumed cheerfulness

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a fictitious address

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fictive sympathy

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a pretended interest

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a put-on childish voice

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sham modesty

• Syn: ↑assumed, ↑false, ↑fictitious, ↑fictive, ↑put on, ↑sham
• Similar to: ↑counterfeit, ↑imitative
• Derivationally related forms: ↑sham (for: ↑sham), ↑fiction (for: ↑fictitious), ↑falseness (for: ↑false)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.