The Clue
Feign (7 letter answer)
The Answer
PRETEND
Tags
Notes
The answer PRETEND is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1800 puzzles.
Related Clues
Act
Simulate
Simulated
Make believe
Play a role
Role-play, say
Definition
PRETEND as a noun:
1. (make-believe, pretend) = the enactment of a pretense; "it was just pretend"
PRETEND as a verb:
1. (feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble) = make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
2. (dissemble, pretend, act) = behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting"
3. put forward a claim and assert right or possession of; "pretend the title of King"
4. (guess, venture, pretend, hazard) = put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"
5. (make, pretend, make believe) = represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress"
6. (profess, pretend) = state insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine"
PRETEND as an adjective:
1. (make-believe, pretend) = imagined as in a play; "the make-believe world of theater"; "play money"; "dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish"