Pretend and Seem

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Pretend

Pretend verb - To take on a false or deceptive appearance.
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Seem and pretend are semantically related In some cases you can use "Seem" instead a verb "Pretend".
Nearby Words: pretense, pretence, pretended, pretension, pretender

Seem

Seem verb - To give the impression of being.
Usage example: I tried to cheer them up because they seemed depressed
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Pretend and seem are semantically related in appear topic. Sometimes you can use "Pretend" instead a verb "Seem".
Nearby Words: seeming, seemingly

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name pretend name seem name
someone pretend someone seem someone
clothes pretend clothes seem clothes
hand pretend hand seem hand
Other words: time, game, nothing, song, anyone, eyes, feelings, names, jobs.

Both words in one sentence

  • The Real Life tropes page can't seem to decide whether to pretend that reality is a TV show, an MMORPG, or a Tabletop RPG, or whether to just play the examples straight.
    Source: Indecisive Parody
  • Note that some confident tricksters will pretend to be city slickers to make themselves seem easy targets.
    Source: City Slicker
  • Western Animation / The Smurfs She doesn't even try to disguise her voice to pretend that she's supposed to be a male, and none of the Smurfs seem to notice that she doesn't sound anything like a male.
    Source: Western Animation / The Smurfs
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