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What is another word for make-believe?

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The action of pretending or imagining that things are better than they really are

A public entertainment consisting of a procession of people in elaborate, colourful costumes, or an outdoor performance of a historical scene

An object that is not genuine

Verb

(make believe) To make a false show or pretense of

(masquerade as) To pretend to be someone one is not

To imagine or dream about something

To make a supposition for determining its consequences

To make jokes, especially for purposes of teasing someone

To outwardly look or be perceived as

To tell an untruth or falsehood

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Adjective

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Imitating something real

fantasised^UK

fantasized^US

phony^US

phoney^UK

idealized^US

idealised^UK

product of someone's imagination

created out of thin air

figment of imagination

not what it is cracked up to be

flakey^US

flaky^UK

coloured^UK

colored^US

imperceptible to the touch

marvelous^US

marvellous^UK

too good for this world

out of touch with reality

tenuous

bottomless

not backed up by evidence

uncalled-for

off-base

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“It's a real-world situation in a make-believe town.”

Adjective

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Very unusual or remarkable

never to be forgotten

marvellous^UK

marvelous^US

flakey^US

flaky^UK

phoney^UK

phony^US

beyond one's wildest dreams

beyond the realm of reason

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Noun

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The action of pretending or imagining that things are better than they really are

pretence^UK

pretense^US

chimera^US

chimaera^UK

color^US

colour^UK

creation of the brain

figment of imagination

phoney^UK

phony^US

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

figment of the imagination

spectre^UK

specter^US

flight of imagination

unreasonable expectation

foolish expectation

irrational expectation

unrealistic expectation

wrong end of the stick

apprehension

transient phenomenon

short-lived phenomenon

fantasizing^US

out-of-body experience

fantasising^UK

product of someone's imagination

lack of application

in a zone

lack of concentration

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“In fact, has not experience taught us that adults are more susceptible to make-believe than children, and far more skilled at creating it?”

Noun

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A public entertainment consisting of a procession of people in elaborate, colourful costumes, or an outdoor performance of a historical scene

program^US

programme^UK

organizing^US

organising^UK

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Noun

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An object that is not genuine

phoney^UK

phony^US

pretence^UK

pretense^US

chip off the old block

analog^US

analogue^UK

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Verb

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(make believe) To make a false show or pretense of

give the appearance of

put on airs

go through the motions

go through the motions of

phony^US

phoney^UK

create out of thin air

put on a false display

favour^UK

favor^US

satirize^US

do an impersonation of

satirise^UK

present a false front

follow the example of

follow in the footsteps of

dramatize^US

pattern yourself after

dramatise^UK

distort

clone

take a leaf out of someone's book

epitomize^US

epitomise^UK

be the very picture of

mug

exemplify

symbolise^UK

symbolize^US

bear a resemblance to

follow in someone's steps

take leaf out of book

sheikh^UK

sheik^US

plagiarize^US

plagiarise^UK

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“You can make believe that you're sick if you want to skip school.”

Verb

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(masquerade as) To pretend to be someone one is not

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To imagine or dream about something

fantasise^UK

fantasize^US

imagine

envision

visualise^UK

visualize^US

romanticise^UK

romanticize^US

build castles in Spain

build castles in the air

indulge in fancy

build castles in air

indulge in wool-gathering

head trip

live in a dream world

trip out

see visions

play-act

give free rein to the imagination

form a mental picture of

see in your mind's eye

conjure up a picture of

conjure up a mental picture of

conjure up an image of

picture in one's mind's eye

conjure up an picture of

form a mental image of

rhapsodize^US

consider the possibility of

entertain the thought of

rhapsodise^UK

swoon

form an impression of

build up an impression of

build up a picture of

be in cloud cuckoo land

stay in the clouds

have your head in the clouds

be unrealistic

be miles away

be in a brown study

realise^UK

realize^US

be under the impression

idealize^US

idealise^UK

have delirium tremens

have a trip

see pink elephants

blow your mind

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Verb

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To make a supposition for determining its consequences

hypothesise^UK

hypothesize^US

visualise^UK

visualize^US

theorize^US

theorise^UK

come to the conclusion

be of the opinion

get the idea

be inclined to think

be given to understand

fall for

have sneaking suspicion

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To make jokes, especially for purposes of teasing someone

satirize^US

satirise^UK

play a trick

play a practical joke

have a joke on somebody

play a practical joke on

make someone a laughing stock

make a laughing-stock

give the Bronx cheer to

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To outwardly look or be perceived as

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To tell an untruth or falsehood

depart from the truth

be economical with the truth

put on the wrong track

send on a wild goose chase

tell a terminological inexactitude

lead astray

tell a white lie

lack candor

lie through one's teeth

pull the wool over someone's eyes

colour^UK

color^US

lead down the garden path

temporize^US

create out of thin air

temporise^UK

give the wrong impression

give wrong information to

lead up the garden path

four-flush

give someone a bum steer

phony^US

phoney^UK

victimize^US

victimise^UK

speak with forked tongue

parry

stonewall

tell a little white lie

give a false colour to

give a false account of

outmaneuver^US

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

throw dust in someone's eyes

do someone in the eye

sell a bill of goods to

slip something over on

play a practical joke on

play fast and loose with

give the runaround

send on a wild-goose chase

twist around your little finger

make somebody look an idiot

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