Pretended and Seeming

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Pretended adjective - Lacking in natural or spontaneous quality.

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Seeming is a synonym for pretended. In some cases you can use "Seeming" instead an adjective "Pretended".

Seeming adjective - Appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed.

Usage example: a seeming contradiction that disappeared upon closer analysis of the text

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Pretended is a synonym for seeming. You can use "Pretended" instead an adjective "Seeming".

Nearby Words: seemly, seemingly, seem, seemed

Similarly, Allison Janney's character and Claudia exchange a few words in Latin, then switch to English, seeming to confuse some viewers who thought (or at least pretended to think) they were actually speaking English.

Source: Series / Lost

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