Synonyms of making believe

making believe

phrase

present participle of make believe

as in pretending

to present a false appearance of

He made believe he was sick to get out of going to school.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pretending
• assuming
• passing (for)
• simulating
• putting on
• affecting
• acting
• feigning
• counterfeiting
• professing
• bluffing
• dissembling
• faking
• letting on
• posing
• forging
• shamming
• concealing
• playing
• masquerading
• imitating
• masking
• impersonating
• disguising
• playacting
• dissimulating
• camouflaging
• malingering
• feinting