| pretend(verb, act, play, fake) |
| counterfeit(verb, fake, assume, pretend) |
| fake(verb, change, twist, alter) |
| feign(verb, act, fake, assume) |
| put on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, fake) |
| sham(verb, act, fake, assume) |
| simulate(verb, fake, assume, pretend) |
| act(verb, play, fake, assume) |
| assume the role(verb, expression, idiom, play) |
| imitate(verb, play, fake, assume) |
| impersonate(verb, play, fake, affect) |
| make as if(verb, expression, idiom, play) |
| masquerade(verb, act, play, fake) |
| mimic(verb, play, fake, pretend) |
| playact(verb, play, fake, assume) |
| portray(verb, play, fake, pretend) |
| pose(verb, play, fake, counterfeit) |
| purport(verb, play, fake, counterfeit) |
| put on a front(verb, expression, idiom, play) |
| represent(verb, play, fake, pretend) |