simple past tense and past participle of pretend

feigned; counterfeit

A pretender; a claimant.

plural of pretendant

plural of pretendence

(obsolete) The act of pretending; pretense.

Not really what it is represented as being; imaginary, feigned.

To claim, to allege, especially when falsely or as a form of deliberate deception. / To feign, affect (a state, quality, etc.).

(childish, informal) the act of engaging in pretend play.

(obsolete, rare) One who intends or purposes. / One who puts forth a claim, or who aspires to or aims at something; a claimant, candidate, or aspirant; now, one who makes baseless pretensions.