pretended

Questions about pretended

What does pretended mean?

pretended means "adopted in order to deceive".

How many syllables are in pretended?

pretended has 3 syllables: pre-ten-ded. The stress falls on "ten". In IPA it is /pɹiˈtɛndɪd/.

What is another word for pretended?

Close synonyms include assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, put on. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pretended a common word?

pretended is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with pretended?

4 words rhyme with pretended. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.