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make-be·lieve
 make-believe
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- pronunciation:
- meIk
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- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, adjective)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
invention; pretending.
the childhood land of make-believe- synonyms:
- playacting, pretending, pretense
- similar words:
- daydream, fancy, fantasy, fiction, imagination, invention, whim, whimsy
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
pretended; imaginary.
My son has a make-believe friend.- synonyms:
- fantasized, fictitious, imaginary
- similar words:
- created, fantastic, illusory, imaginative, mythical, unreal
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| related words: |
fictitious, mock, phony, toy |
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