MAKE-BELIEVE Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word make-believe. (exact relations)
There are 9 hypernyms of the word make-believe. (close relations)

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	pretend				verbv
	noun • the enactment of a pretense adjective satellite • imagined as in a play verb • make believe with the intent to deceive • behave unnaturally or affectedly • put forward a claim and assert right or possession of • put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation • represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like • state insincerely
	delusion				nounn
	noun • (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary • a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea • the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
	fabrication				nounn
	noun • a deliberately false or improbable account • writing in a fictional form • the act of making something (a product) from raw materials • the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery) • the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
	fantasy				noun, adjectiven, adj
	noun • imagination unrestricted by reality • fiction with a large amount of imagination in it • something many people believe that is false verb • indulge in fantasies
	feigning				verb, nounv, n
	noun • pretending with intention to deceive • the act of giving a false appearance
	fiction				noun, adjectiven, adj
	noun • a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact • a deliberately false or improbable account
	illusion				nounn
	noun • an erroneous mental representation • something many people believe that is false • the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas • an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
	imagination				nounn
	noun • the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses • the ability to form mental images of things or events • the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems
	invention				nounn
	noun • the creation of something in the mind • a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation • the act of inventing
	sham				nounn
	noun • something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be • a person who makes deceitful pretenses adjective satellite • adopted in order to deceive verb • make a pretence of • make believe with the intent to deceive
	simulation				nounn
	noun • the act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training) • (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program • representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale) • the act of giving a false appearance
	pretence				nounn
	noun • a false or unsupportable quality • an artful or simulated semblance • pretending with intention to deceive • imaginative intellectual play • the act of giving a false appearance
	pretense				nounn
	noun • the act of giving a false appearance • pretending with intention to deceive • imaginative intellectual play • a false or unsupportable quality • an artful or simulated semblance

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