What does pretended mean?
Pretended means simple past and past participle of pretend.
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/pɹɪˈtɛndɪd/ · verb
simple past and past participle of pretend.
The room above the bank had been leased to a pretended tradesman.
Use pretended when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pretended means simple past and past participle of pretend.
Common synonyms include sham, counterfeit, fictitious, fictive.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The room above the bank had been leased to a pretended tradesman.
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