Synonyms of make a pretense

make a pretense

phrase

as in pretend

to take on a false or deceptive appearance

He didn't even make a pretense of appreciating her artwork.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pretend
• make a show
• make believe
• let on
• make out
• put on an act
• put up a front
• pose
• act
• dissemble
• dissimulate
• play
• put on
• masquerade
• simulate
• affect
• assume
• sham
• fake
• feign
• conceal
• mask
• camouflage
• disguise
• impersonate
• counterfeit
• profess
• playact
• bluff
• feint