pretending

Noun

1.

pretending - the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending" Synonyms: pretense, feigning, simulation, pretence

affect, affectation, affectedness, appearance, deceit, deception, dissemble, dissembling, dissimulation, feign, feigning, make-believe, mannerism, masquerade, pose, pretence, pretend, pretense, sham, show, simulation