pretended

Example:She was pretending to be interested in the conversation, but her eyes kept drifting to her phone.

Definition:Acting in a way that imitates or feigns being something one is not.

Example:He pretended to be asleep when his parents entered the room.

Definition:An action or statement that was not genuine or truthful, but was acted as if it was.

Example:She pretended to be a doctor to get into the exclusive party.

Definition:To assume an act of appearing to be someone or something different from what one actually is.

Example:He was pretending to have extensive travel experience on a job application.

Definition:Acting as if one possesses characteristics or situations that are not real.

Example:She pretended having read the latest novel before the book club meeting.

Definition:A past tense form of acting as if one had a certain characteristic or situation, which was not true at the time.

Example:He pretended to know all about the subject when he was actually clueless.

Definition:To act as if one is knowledgeable about something, even if they are not.