The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word PRETENDS , but the solution may also be IMAGINES which is one of the most recent solution (2011 in LA Times).
Makes believe crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PRETENDS | 33 % | 8 |
| SHAMS | 22 % | 5 |
| IMAGINES | 11 % | 8 |
| PLAYACTS | 11 % | 8 |
| PLAYS | 11 % | 5 |
| LETSON | 11 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Makes believe
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- acts
- pretends
- credit
- does
- doubt
- feel
- figure
- judge
- lie
- mak
- make
- said
Crossword Answer definitions
PRETENDS verb- To claim, to allege, especially when falsely or as a form of deliberate deception.
- To feign, affect (a state, quality, etc.).
- To lay claim to (an ability, status, advantage, etc.). (originally used without to)
- To make oneself appear to do or be doing something; to engage in make-believe.
- To hold before, or put forward, as a cloak or disguise for something else; to exhibit as a veil for something hidden.
- To intend; to design, to plot; to attempt.
- To hold before one; to extend.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result PRETENDS
- Feigns
- Engages in role-playing
- Isn't serious
- Makes believe
- Simulates.
- Lays claim to a title.
- Acts.
- Feigns.
- Lays claim (to).
- Lays claim to
More clues leading to the result SHAMS
- Hoaxes
- Counterfeits
- Frauds
- Makes believe
- Put-ons
- Genuine they're not
- Pillow coverings
- Fakes
- Pillow covers
- False things
More clues leading to the result IMAGINES
- Fabricates
- Sees with closed eyes
- Makes believe
- Dreams up
- Guesses: Colloq.
- Indulges in fancy.
- Fancies.
- Conjures up
- Conceives of
- Doesn't really see
More clues leading to the result PLAYACTS
More clues leading to the result PLAYS
- Obie candidates
- Some Shakespeare works
- Makes believe
- "Antony and Cleopatra" and "Romeo and Juliet"
- "Our Town" and "Othello"
- "Coriolanus" and "Cymbeline"
- Nonmusical Broadway fare
- Frolics
- They can be double or triple
- Subjects in huddles