Pretended
Crossword Clue and Answers
Today we have 14 crossword solutions for Pretended which appeared recently in Irish Independent - Simple.
We have deemed Pretended as a UNCOMMON crossword clue as we have not seen it regularly in many crossword publications.
The most recent answer we found for this clue is "FEIGNED".
Publications
- Irish Independent - Simple - Saturday, 13 Jun 2020
- The New York Times Crossword - Thursday, 14 Dec 2017
Crossword Answers
4 letters
SHAM
Something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
MOCK
The act of mocking or ridiculing; "they made a mock of him"
5 letters
PUTON
Increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
FALSE
Deliberately deceptive; "false pretenses"
6 letters
PSEUDO
A person who makes deceitful pretenses
7 letters
ASSUMED
Adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"
FEIGNED
Not genuine; "feigned sympathy"
FICTIVE
Capable of imaginative creation; "fictive talent"
8 letters
AFFECTED
Speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression
9 letters
SIMULATED
Not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide"
10 letters
FICTITIOUS
Adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"