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make-believe
adjective as in imagined, unreal
noun as in unreality
Strongest match
Strong matches
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Example Sentences
If Linda Klein really thinks about it, her Hollywood ambitions took root when she was 6, playing make-believe in her big brass bed: “I was wanting to be on TV ... so dreams do come true.”
I’m not brave enough to say it to his face, so I’ll say it in a make-believe breakup scene.
Not the make-believe, cities-overrun violence that has led to the military in our streets, but real, targeted political violence that has crept into society with increasing frequency.
He described his testimony as “make-believe” and “stories they wanted to hear.”
You reserved your best make-believe version of yourself for the times you were in our house.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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