Pretend
Pretend adjective - Not real and existing only in the imagination.
Usage example: it's just a pretend gun, so please pretend that I got you and play dead
Phantasmal and pretend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Phantasmal" instead an adjective "Pretend".
Phantasmal
Phantasmal adjective - Not real and existing only in the imagination.
Usage example: phantasmal fears that have prevented her from living a normal life
Pretend and phantasmal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pretend" instead an adjective "Phantasmal".
Nearby Word: phantasm
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- make-believe and pretend
- make-believe and phantasmal
- sham and pretend
- sham and phantasmal
- fanciful and pretend
- fanciful and phantasmal
- fake and pretend
- fake and phantasmal
- imaginary and pretend
- imaginary and phantasmal
- fantastic and pretend
- fantastic and phantasmal
- unreal and pretend
- unreal and phantasmal
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