A word for make believe

Adjective

Imitating something real

Suggestive of lying or insincerity

Very unusual or remarkable

▲

imaginary

imagined

made-up

unreal

fanciful

fictitious

dream

fantasised^UK

fantasized^US

fantasy

mythical

pretend

pretended

dreamed-up

fake

false

fancied

mock

sham

simulated

chimeric

chimerical

fabulous

fantasied

fantastic

fantastical

feigned

fictional

fictive

ideal

imaginal

invented

mythic

notional

phantasmal

phantasmic

phantom

pseudo

spurious

visionary

phony^US

phoney^UK

play-play

acted

fraudulent

illusory

fabricated

hallucinatory

nonexistent

legendary

delusive

suppositious

apocryphal

figmental

artificial

storybook

synthetic

dreamlike

mythological

hypothetical

supposititious

fairy-tale

concocted

bogus

non-existent

faux

imaginative

whimsical

imitation

untrue

factitious

trumped up

ersatz

quixotic

substitute

dummy

delusory

imitative

unsubstantial

mimic

manufactured

illusive

devised

made up

man-made

romantic

folkloric

theoretical

traditional

heroic

fabled

fallacious

deceptive

replica

allegorical

abstract

phantasmagoric

proverbial

imagal

idealized^US

counterfeit

idealised^UK

dreamy

shadowy

forged

specious

assumed

utopian

spectral

apparitional

storied

famed

faked

facsimile

misleading

virtual

epic

symbolic

famous

model

ostensible

seeming

created

fool’s paradise

phantasmagorical

apish

quasi

supposed

mistaken

hokey

apparent

so-called

deceitful

thought up

hyped up

product of someone’s imagination

invisible

toy

reproduced

enchanted

semblant

blue-sky

trumped-up

magical

all in one’s head

surreal

otherworldly

unworldly

ethereal

symbolical

created out of thin air

wild

absurd

figment of imagination

vain

improvised

copycat

mimetic

doubtful

insubstantial

in your head

queer

conceived

dreamt up

dubious

highly colored

nebulous

improbable

unhistoric

impalpable

unhistorical

unverifiable

prepared

contrived

invalid

unheard of

incredible

make believe

unattainable

framed

bum

meretricious

bent

unworkable

ivory-towered

unachievable

unfeasible

impracticable

impractical

poetic

estimated

academic

mercurial

reproduction

practice

trial

transcendental

unearthly

high-flown

extravagant

mental

transcendent

out-of-reach

ivory-tower

in the clouds

pie-in-the-sky

parabolic

all in the mind

immaterial

nightmarish

intangible

ghostly

illusionary

out of this world

spiritual

ghostlike

vague

psychedelic

bizarre

supernatural

wraithlike

weird

misty

mythologic

bodiless

erroneous

marvelous^US

deceiving

unbodied

Kafkaesque

formless

nonmaterial

incorporeal

nonphysical

airy

discarnate

aerial

indistinct

unclear

capricious

blue sky

pipe dream

ridiculous

marvellous^UK

vampiric

wondrous

wraithy

spooky

eerie

strange

phantasm

conceptual

hoax

mocking

beguiling

deluding

misconceived

chimeral

unrealistic

gentle

excellent

astral

speculative

introspective

woolgathering

musing

lulling

soothing

abstracted

preoccupied

pensive

introvertive

daydreaming

calming

relaxing

idealistic

trick

disembodied

phantasmagorial

phantasmagorian

in error

unbelievable

non-material

unembodied

non-physical

crackpot

offbeat

flakey^US

vaporous

flaky^UK

metaphysical

larger-than-life

fairy tale

on cloud nine

pie in the sky

castles in the air

dreamish

extraterrestrial

trancelike

disincarnate

dim

hazy

indefinable

oneiric

faint

hypnagogic

uncorporeal

untouchable

trance-like

indescribable

obscure

moony

imponderable

ephemeral

inexistent

alien

imperceptible to the touch

misguided

too good for this world

delusional

hollow

Barmecidal

Barmecide

far-fetched

left-field

outlandish

extraordinary

enigmatic

astounding

out there

sensational

breathtaking

astonishing

awesome

romanesque

spectacular

incomprehensible

glamourous

glamorous

stupendous

wonderful

surprising

weird and wonderful

deviating

▲

lying

fake

false

bogus

pseudo

sham

spurious

affected

assumed

feigned

phoney^UK

professed

purported

so-called

contrived

mock

ostensible

pretend

simulated

counterfeit

faked

insincere

quasi-

artificial

factitious

forced

hypocritical

imitation

mechanical

phony^US

plastic

pretended

put-on

strained

unnatural

forged

fraudulent

bluffing

charlatan

cheating

concealed

dissimulated

falsified

impostrous

imposturous

shammed

unauthentic

fictitious

inauthentic

cod

queer

not genuine

deceptive

snide

dummy

untrue

made-up

model

faux

dud

toy

misleading

manufactured

quack

pseud

pseudonymous

trick

phoney-baloney

phony-baloney

fabricated

invented

concocted

fishy

improvised

adopted

alleged

ersatz

unqualified

miniature

hoax

avowed

not what it is cracked up to be

dishonest

replica

invalid

supposed

actorly

dissembling

double-dealing

worthless

copy

reproduction

masked

in name only

duplicate

lookalike

representative

facsimile

mock-up

simulation

hollow

laboured^UK

labored^US

mannered

stilted

fakey

overdone

unconvincing

put on

pretentious

superficial

two-faced

stiff

studied

not kosher

exaggerated

mealymouthed

overworked

pirate

wrong

wooden

backhanded

unctuous

jive

double

constrained

double-faced

Pecksniffian

self-conscious

left-handed

overripe

Janus-faced

framed

Hollywood

plant

bent

copied

brummagem

delusory

crock

delusive

ham

hammy

supposititious

posed

suppositious

specious

meretricious

quasi

won’t fly

soft shell

virtual

self-styled

binding

conscripted

rigid

inflexible

begrudging

stringent

coercive

grudging

forcible

bound

not legit

not real

rehearsed

overblown

synthetic

posey

imaginary

playacting

melodramatic

affectated

awkward

counterfeited

fraud

conceited

imitated

seeming

apparent

uneasy

surface

elaborate

planned

mealy

unspontaneous

wannabe

hokey

manipulated

recherche

fixed

voulu

staged

lip

far-fetched

overly planned

theatrical

as it were

would-be

campy

nonnatural

to all intents and purposes

▲

extraordinary

remarkable

exceptional

unique

amazing

astonishing

phenomenal

rare

unusual

odd

singular

peculiar

uncommon

curious

strange

surprising

astounding

fantastic

incredible

sensational

miraculous

momentous

notable

prodigious

striking

stunning

unbelievable

arresting

eye-catching

fanciful

improbable

unforgettable

weird

absurd

conspicuous

dubious

noteworthy

preposterous

ridiculous

special

spectacular

stupendous

uncustomary

unrealistic

unwonted

wild

aberrant

aberrated

abnormal

anomalous

atypical

bizarre

doubtful

especial

exceeding

extraordinaire

extravagant

eye-popping

fantastical

freak

funny

grandiose

implausible

irrational

ludicrous

nonsensical

offbeat

out-of-the-way

preternatural

queer

serious

tremendous

unaccustomed

uncanny

unco

unlikely

unprecedented

whimsical

wondrous

amazeballs

cockamamie

comical

crazy

foolish

inconceivable

insane

mad

oddball

unfamiliar

unimaginable

unreal

unthinkable

wacky

zany

flash

forby

gnarly

hare-brained

heavy

unexpected

far-fetched

off the wall

off-the-wall

out of the ordinary

unheard-of

never to be forgotten

off beaten path

out of this world

unconvincing

misleading

mysterious

eccentric

imaginary

incredulous

illusory

capricious

visionary

ambitious

unconceivable

erratic

romantic

uncompelling

artificial

illusive

daft

barmy

hallucinatory

suppositious

different

extreme

potty

outré

out of sight

cock-and-bull

cock-eyed

outlandish

questionable

flimsy

suspect

impossible

fishy

outrageous

iffy

debatable

dubitable

exaggerated

farfetched

incongruous

farcical

illogical

tall

embellished

suspicious

laughable

fabricated

false

disputable

incoherent

equivocal

overblown

hyperbolic

untruthful

untrue

shady

distorted

embroidered

arguable

unreliable

dishonest

invented

histrionic

far out

made-up

cock and bull

hard to swallow

hard to take

outstanding

unconventional

awesome

staggering

freakish

marvellous^UK

great

marvelous^US

wonderful

impressive

irregular

fabulous

sublime

quirky

breathtaking

deviant

unorthodox

untypical

unparalleled

freaky

brilliant

far-out

significant

quaint

mind-blowing

dramatic

bizarro

awe-inspiring

memorable

mind-boggling

unnatural

eye-opening

important

magnificent

signal

rum

screwy

glorious

superior

terrific

unheard of

kinky

out of the way

kooky

off-centre

idiosyncratic

way-out

grand

distinguished

novel

weirdo

imposing

overwhelming

considerable

supreme

startling

whacky

distinctive

monumental

jaw-dropping

peerless

portentous

splendid

left-field

incomparable

excellent

mystifying

famous

funky

wacko

kookie

original

off-kilter

unequalled^UK

queerish

puzzling

spaced-out

marked

cranky

matchless

powerful

unequaled^US

inexplicable

shocking

unaccountable

superb

baffling

superlative

particular

perplexing

illustrious

exotic

major

intense

way out

uncharacteristic

unrivalled^UK

eminent

thrilling

prominent

divergent

celebrated

awful

exciting

unrivaled^US

unsurpassed

out there

substantial

noble

majestic

magical

historic

renowned

massive

unordinary

stellar

eventful

big

flabbergasting

stupefying

fascinating

perfect

consequential

alien

dazzling

fine

indescribable

isolated

surpassing

meaningful

commanding

unknown

pre-eminent

noticeable

profound

jarring

unpredictable

incomprehensible

heroic

aberrational

fresh

distinct

something else

super

inimitable

strong

grotesque

material

formidable

surreal

good

acute

first-class

august

unexampled

unreasonable

preeminent

foreign

daggy

beyond belief

towering

alternative

droll

outre

monstrous

deep

paramount

famed

spooky

immense

vast

scarce

sizeable

standout

unutterable

unmatched

devious

unforeseen

transcendent

enormous

deviate

unrepresentative

out of the common

electrifying

beyond compare

eerie

red-letter

jolting

enthralling

consummate

huge

prestigious

infrequent

pronounced

bewildering

divine

unexcelled

classic

elevated

individual

salient

beautiful

influential

nonpareil

deviating

exclusive

royal

lavish

stately

arrestive

unanticipated

without equal

weighty

magnific

exalted

captivating

utmost

second to none

sizable

dumbfounding

nonstandard

emphatic

splendorous

large

nonconformist

creepy

exquisite

non-typical

new

blindsiding

esteemed

solid

characteristic

unearthly

noted

notorious

resplendent

appreciable

substantive

one of a kind

interesting

first-rate

incogitable

typical

proud

foremost

earthshaking

top

ideal

prime

one and only

epic

regal

superhuman

extensive

stirring

anomalistic

gee-whizz

smashing

high

cherished

bold

unpredicted

fab

unusually good

ultimate

sudden

fabled

ample

earth-shattering

bodacious

dumfounding

tidy

perverse

moving

star

obvious

lofty

hefty

nonconforming

untried

abundant

obscure

off-key

opulent

much

out-of-this-world

landmark

respected

acclaimed

magic

imperial

cool

healthy

elegant

redoubtable

astronomical

avant-garde

bright

flakey^US

Homeric

heroical

baronial

cockeyed

flaky^UK

legendary

reputable

excessive

groundbreaking

honored^US

enchanting

honoured^UK

without parallel

heavenly

par excellence

venerable

honorable^US

honourable^UK

very great

best

well-known

far-reaching

distinguishing

out in left field

shining

exorbitant

refreshing

ungodly

specific

individualistic

unimagined

heteroclite

catchy

unsurpassable

inordinate

showy

exhilarating

atypic

radical

unconforming

dynamite

arcane

transcendental

too good to be true

bad

Herculean

luminous

heterodox

essential

enduring

one-off

identifying

inspiring

handsome

respectable

immortal

tectonic

bewitching

unknowable

intriguing

discriminating

finest

stimulating

leading

generous

symptomatic

off-base

horrendous

confounding

predominant

few and far between

chief

beguiling

unsubstantial

out of line

glaring

diagnostic

fairytale-like

buzzworthy

unexplored

severe

diagnostical

quizzical

harebrained

sui generis

prized

madcap

greatest

off the beaten track

recherche

highest

of consequence

colossal

headline

fateful

record

dignified

godlike

scarcely credible

highly regarded

weird and wonderful

undreamed of

principal

heart-stopping

from left field

mighty

high-level

all-important

potent

of note

newsworthy

off-center

little known

out of the question

uplifting

ground-breaking

capital

in left field

incommunicable

indelible

resonant

gorgeous

pivotal

inconsistent

well known

inane

palatial

herculean

omnipotent

sumptuous

sightly

luxurious

God-awful

what

surprise

haunting

rogue

glamorous

unspeakable

flamboyant

ineffable

risible

refined

fantabulous

citable

touching

spellbinding

sporadic

splashy

primary

main

engaging

dreamlike

delightful

fatuous

evident

grabby

chance

kenspeckle

glamourous

few

gripping

riveting

informal

enigmatic

mystic

signature

fluky

unnormal

proper

reasonable

gallant

seldom

uncommunicable

lasting

unfathomable

state-of-the-art

disquieting

untold

personal

treasured

wayward

inscrutable

befuddling

immoderate

profuse

voluminous

stiff

top-quality

occasional

choice

Bohemian

unceremonious

unsettling

premium

unbalanced

dreadful

vivid

senseless

weak

intolerable

bionic

delicate

remembered

rememberable

perverted

steep

off-colour^UK

high-quality

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

astral

flawless

select

godly

faultless

lovely

differentiating

observable

bohemian

forceful

malformed

dilly

unrepeatable

unrepeated

lush

thin

attention-grabbing

unthought of

goodly

nutty

top-notch

insupposable

whopping

high-grade

luxuriant

only

admirable

separate

hippy

gratifying

world-class

out of place

envigorating^UK

blissful

attractive

phony^US

awkward

not to be forgotten

critical

humbling

remote

not normal

beyond human

worthy of attention

primo

full of it

inexplainable

top of the line

top of the range

manifest

boho

premier

the

biggish

thin on the ground

phoney^UK

off-color^US

noisy

seminal

fixed in the mind

unhinged

demented

deluxe

uninvestigated

largish

disparate

prevailing

well-connected

dominant

valued

recondite

too much

without precedent

one-of-a-kind

humongous

giant

aristocratic

undreamed-of

vital

large-scale

in a league of its own

theatrical

invigorating^US

mind-bending

enlightening

fairy-tale

sensorial

enlivening

empyreal

ethereal

dream-filled

unintelligible

accomplished

recognized^US

high profile

senior

alpha

trusted

high-powered

puissant

authoritative

astronomic

epoch-making

of the first water

of the first order

iconic

unbeaten

beyond one’s wildest dreams

above average

crucial

supernatural

beyond the realm of reason

not in the least likely

what great

very different

recognised^UK

better than expected

highly unlikely

urgent

front-page

steady

newfangled

triumphant

fulfilling

won’t wash

elaborate

avant garde

major-league

off-beat

beyond the bounds of possibility

recherché

out of the blue

awe-striking

like a dream come true

best ever

palatine

cheering

swell

celestial

satisfying

dandy

in a class of its own

princely

pleasurable

absorbing

rewarding

without warning

pleasing

solemn

kingly

major league

swanky

queenly

statuesque

splendiferous

epochal

heart-warming

ominous

odd strange

festive

deviative

variant

other

happy

confusing

inexpressible

providential

maverick

spesh

offhand

numinous

out-there

chimeric

imaginative

romanesque

red-carpet

celebratory

exemplary

model

prototypical

quintessential

innovative

specialized^US

discordant

specialised^UK

esoteric

seldom seen

discrete

diacritic

topmost

wicked

unhealthy

warped

twisted

shaky

dodgy

doubtable

fortuitous

unforeseeable

straying

world class

irreplaceable

flustering

devastating

dissimilar

problematical

problematic

extra special

corrupt

unexplainable

digressive

abiding

asinine

rad

disorderly

mutant

golden

wandering

touched

chimerical

like nothing on earth

humorous

arbitrary

heteromorphic

thoroughbred

choicest

transgressing

unharmonious

dotty

immaculate

impeccable

unnerving

unannounced

rambling

rummy

revolutionary

unparagoned

gilt-edged

blinding

vagarious

changeable

teratoid

fitful

pioneering

eccentrical

legit

breaking new ground

egregious

nondescript

first-time

surpassing belief

shock

mentionable

namable

nameable

excentrical

disconsonant

irrelevant

inapropos

incongruent

zero cool

of moment

off the rails

distingué

contrarian

errant

archetypal

in a class by itself

insoluble

impenetrable

unsolvable

good quality

sterling

high-caliber

a cut above

undescribable

tense

unholy

limited

long

copious

dope

sick

outside

enjoyable

mind-altering

beat

real

worthwhile

key

ultra

bountiful

raving

bugged out

lunatic

very unusual

detectable

fair

extended

bent

scanty

sparse

semioccasional

unfrequent

unlike

contrary

can’t miss it

unblemished

fundamental

whopping great

goofy

silly

impracticable

mercurial

top drawer

suspenseful

untenable

very unique

arduous

charming

better

greater

representative

unmitigated

firm

sound

tip-top

very strange

good-quality

high-calibre

charmed

reaching

infeasible

disproportionate

maximum

random

out of keeping

loony

infantile

imbecilic

crazy-ass

pointless

wackadoodle

idiotic

wackadoo

not on

insupportable

beyond possibility

labored^US

laboured^UK

strained

uncredible

beyond your ken

abstruse

beyond comprehension

beyond understanding

marathon

psychedelic

lamebrained

scatterbrained

gargantuan

ostentatious

imprudent

derisory

foolhardy

unworkable

puerile

quixotic

balmy

foreign-looking

useful

valuable

heavyweight

rightly prized

much publicized

pure

private

uttermost

deranged

beyond words

beyond description

name

timeless

unfading

wildering

topical

funny peculiar

lively

magnanimous

unbeatable

larger than life

penetrating

once-in-a-lifetime

whacking

rings phony

hard to believe

funny strange

daring

groovy

delicious

affecting

like wow

hunky-dory

rousing

maniacal

stupid

featherheaded

horrid

of a high standard

everlasting

eternal

perpetual

undying

ill

big name

big-time

talked of

all your own

portly

telling

without peer

graphic

climactic

superabundant

maximal

irresponsible

unacceptable

offensive

undiscovered

whacking great

immeasurable

gigantic

imperishable

champion

won’t hold water

full of holes

open to doubt

difficult to believe

for the birds

past belief

overbearing

arch

high-minded

revered

primal

number one

first rate

learned

admired

of the first rank

gifted

prior

triumphal

idealistic

highly rated

arch-

first

big league

forcible

relevant

jazzy

of high standing

of repute

well thought of

decisive

milestone

not able to hold water

tops

absolute

shock-horror

effective

stem-winding

high-octane

heady

titanic

mammoth

larger-than-life

very long

very large

unchallenged

big-deal

unsung

disgraceful

unremarked

unregarded

very good

bird-brained

half-baked

out of all reason

inappropriate

short-sighted

ill-conceived

beyond all reason

ascendant

one in a million

boss

hot

reachy

meteoric

studied

preponderant

cardinal

impactful

high-priority

keynote

burning

conclusive

pressing

bigger than life

heavy-duty

earnest

carrying a lot of weight

quantum

ponderable

climacteric

grave

unequalable

imcomprehensible

clear-cut

mystical

in a league of their own

breath-taking

determining

occult

worthy of note

nameless

never before encountered

little-known

unrenowned

abstract

metaphysical

excelling

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rip off

pull a swifty on

lead up garden path

play trick on

pull a fast one on

rope in

waffle

fix

contravene

salt

dress up

contort

rig

fiddle

traverse

gloss

frame up

deacon

weasel

tell a fib

create fiction

speak with forked tongue

parry

stonewall

tell a little white lie

pull someone’s leg

strain

parody

adumbrate

avoid the issue

cop out

pussyfoot around

hem and haw

tell white lie

mince matters

run around

mince words

pass the buck

cop a plea

cloud the issue

be ambiguous

subtilize

fudge the issue

sit on the fence

evade the issue

blow hot and cold

give run around

shuffle about

straddle the fence

duck the question

conceal

travesty

cheese

blarney

blow smoke

give a false idea of

miscolor

cloak

pass off

beard

stretch

mask

mangle

build up

pirate

confuse

angle

overstate

give a false account of

dress

puff

shift

vacillate

dither

prejudice

sidestep the issue

spin

put off

misconstrue

whitewash

give a false colour to

put the wrong slant on

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mimic

imitate

parody

mock

caricature

ape

impersonate

do

copy

satirise^UK

satirize^US

burlesque

represent

spoof

travesty

lampoon

play

emulate

act

ridicule

personate

copycat

parrot

mime

sham

fake

perform

monkey

enact

ditto

pantomime

send up

take off

make fun of

make believe

do like

go like

do an impression of

do an impersonation of

portray

simulate

mirror

feign

affect

make like

assume

reproduce

put on

act like

act out

characterize^US

follow

characterise^UK

counterfeit

depict

echo

interpret

embody

personify

render

pose as

repeat

pass for

pretend

put on an act

playact

masquerade as

present

follow suit

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distort

dramatize^US

pass oneself off as

dramatise^UK

duplicate

play-act

exaggerate

dissemble

reflect

epitomize^US

epitomise^UK

take after

exhibit

emote

pattern after

pretend to be

take the piss out of

play act

play a part

follow in the footsteps of

show

ham

play the part of

clone

adopt

pervert

deride

reduplicate

bluff

replicate

misrepresent

execute

model

take as a model

strut

star

mimeo

masquerade

take as an example

display

mug

exemplify

pattern yourself after

symbolise^UK

symbolize^US

double as

picture

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model yourself on

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make out like

guy

hoke

send-up

pastiche

make a monkey out of

profess

stage

manifest

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make a mockery of

play on

typify

incarnate

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represent oneself as

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cheat

produce

evince

pretend to have

reenact

adapt

pass off

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delude

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develop

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detail

outline

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image

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be inspired by

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take on

stooge

rehearse

laugh at

pose

improvise

illuminate

delineate

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take the mickey

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make debut

be an actor

go over

bring down the house

be on

put it over

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go on

lay on

posture

do a twist on

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take the role of

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turn into

are

match

front

parallel

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approximate

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forge

make as if

put on a front