Pretend
Pretend adjective - Being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials.
Usage example: if you were to see the movie's pretend jewels in real life, you wouldn't be fooled for a minute
Unauthentic and pretend are semantically related In some cases you can use "Unauthentic" instead an adjective "Pretend".
Unauthentic
Unauthentic adjective - Being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud.
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Pretend and unauthentic are semantically related in counterfeit topic. Sometimes you can use "Pretend" instead an adjective "Unauthentic".
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Related pairs
- make-believe and pretend
- make-believe and unauthentic
- sham and pretend
- sham and unauthentic
- artificial and pretend
- artificial and unauthentic
- fake and pretend
- fake and unauthentic
- ersatz and pretend
- ersatz and unauthentic
- phony and pretend
- phony and unauthentic
- counterfeit and pretend
- counterfeit and unauthentic
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Unauthentic and Pretend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pretend/unauthentic
Pretend & Unauthentic. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pretend/unauthentic>.
Unauthentic or Pretend. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pretend/unauthentic.
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