Definition of Make-believe

1. Noun. Imaginative intellectual play.

Exact synonyms: Pretence, Pretense
Generic synonyms: Imagery, Imagination, Imaging, Mental Imagery

2. Adjective. Imagined as in a play. "Dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish"
Exact synonyms: Pretend
Similar to: Unreal

3. Noun. The enactment of a pretense. "It was just pretend"
Exact synonyms: Pretend
Generic synonyms: Feigning, Pretence, Pretending, Pretense, Simulation
Derivative terms: Make Believe, Pretend

Lexicographical Neighbors of Make-believe

MAK-L protein kinase
MAK-related kinase
makable
Makaira
Makaira albida
Makaira marlina
Makaira mazara
Makaira mitsukurii
Makaira nigricans
Makalu
makar
makars
Makataimeshekiakiak
make
make
make-believe (current term)
make-peace
make-up
make-work
makeable
makebate
makebates
Makedonija
makefast
makefasts
Makeham's hypothesis
makeless
makeover
makeovers
maker

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