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Definitions for Unpretended
[1] insincerely or falsely professed: a pretended interest in art.
[2] feigned, fictitious, or counterfeit: His pretended wealth was proved to be nonexistent.
[3] alleged or asserted; reputed.
[4] to cause or attempt to cause (what is not so) to seem so: to pretend illness; to pretend that nothing is wrong.
[5] to appear falsely, as to deceive; feign: to pretend to go to sleep.
[6] to make believe: The children pretended to be cowboys.
[7] to presume; venture: I can't pretend to say what went wrong.
[8] to allege or profess, especially insincerely or falsely: He pretended to have no knowledge of her whereabouts.
[9] to make believe.
[10] to lay claim to (usually followed by to ): She pretended to the throne.
[11] to make pretensions (usually followed by to ): He pretends to great knowledge.
[12] Obsolete . to aspire, as a suitor or candidate (followed by to ).
[13] Informal . make-believe; simulated; counterfeit: pretend diamonds.
[14] (when tr, usually takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to claim or allege (something untrue)
[15] (tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to make believe, as in a play you pretend to be Ophelia
[16] (intr foll by to ) to present a claim, esp a dubious one to pretend to the throne
[17] (intr foll by to ) obsolete to aspire as a candidate or suitor (for)
[18] fanciful; make-believe; simulated a pretend gun
Words related to Unpretended
pretendedmock, fake, professed, counterfeit, cheating, assumed, avowed, masked, affected, concealed, quack, pretend, feigned, supposed, simulated, sham, falsified, lying, purported, bluffing
Words nearby Unpretended
pretendedpretarsus, pretax, preteen, pretence, pretend, pretended, pretender, pretense, pretension, pretensive, pretentious
Origin of Unpretended
pretend1325–75; Middle English pretenden < Latin praetendere to stretch forth, put forward, pretend. See pre-, tend1
Words that may be confused with Unpretended
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, pretendportend, pretend, (see, synonym, study, at, the, current, entry)
Other words from Unpretended
pre·tend·ed·ly , adverb
self-pre·tend·ed , adjective
un·pre·tend·ed , adjective
Word origin for Unpretended
pretendC14: from Latin praetendere to stretch forth, feign, from prae in front + tendere to stretch
Synonyms for Unpretended
blunt, forthright, impartial, outspoken, sincere, straightforward, truthful, unbiased, unequivocal, aboveboard, bluff, equal, equitable, fair, frank, free, frontal, genuine, guileless, ingenuous, just, objective, open, plain, right up front, scrupulous, talking turkey, telling it like it is, uncolored, unprejudiced, up front, upright