Make-believe Crossword Clue

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Make-believe Crossword Answer

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PRETEND

(7 letters)

PLAYACT

(7 letters)

FAKE

(4 letters)

ACT

(3 letters)

SHAM

(4 letters)

UNREAL

(6 letters)

PRETENSE

(8 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. make a pretence of
2. make believe with the intent to deceive

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

MAKE-BELIEVE (noun)
1. the enactment of a pretense
2. imaginative intellectual play
MAKE-BELIEVE (adjective)
1. imagined as in a play
BELIEVE (verb)
1. judge or regard; look upon; judge
2. be confident about something

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

PRETEND
(7 letters)
PLAYACT
(7 letters)
FAKE
(4 letters)
ACT
(3 letters)
SHAM
(4 letters)
UNREAL
(6 letters)
PRETENSE
(8 letters)

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