Make-believe

Quick meaning: Make-believe is a noun meaning (uncountable) The quality or act of pretending; acting as if something is true when in fact one knows it is not.

Meaning

(uncountable) The quality or act of pretending; acting as if something is true when in fact one knows it is not.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable) The condition of pretending or imagining that things are better than they really are.
2. (countable) Something imaginary.
3. Imaginary; not real; pretend.

Example Sentences

He called himself Lord So-and-So, even had his family crest on the wall, but it was all totally make-believe.

Come on, come on, I go up and down / I like this curious feeling / I know, I see, it's like make believe / Cover your ears so you can hear what I'm saying

‘You ought to be ashamed of yourself, Marjorie Lindon, to even think such nonsense. Are you all nerves and morbid imaginings,—you who have prided yourself on being so strong-minded! A pretty sort you are to do battle for anyone.—Why, they’re only make-believes!’

Word Forms

• make-believes
• makebelieve

Synonyms for make-believe

Depending on context, synonyms include pretense, play, unreal, pretend.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pretend, pretense, play, unreal, pretending, fake.

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