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pretend vs talk through one's hat

talk through one's hat vs pretend

pretend is a noun but talk through one's hat is not a noun.

pretend is an adjective but talk through one's hat is not an adjective.

pretend and talk through one's hat both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pretend Yes Yes Yes No
talk through one's hat No No Yes No
As verbs, talk through one's hat is a hyponym of pretend; that is, talk through one's hat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pretend:
  • pretend: make believe with the intent to deceive
  • talk through one's hat: speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
Other hyponyms of pretend include play possum, take a dive, bull, bullshit, fake, mouth.
pretend (noun) talk through one's hat (noun)
the enactment of a pretense
pretend (adjective) talk through one's hat (adjective)
imagined as in a play
pretend (verb) talk through one's hat (verb)
make believe with the intent to deceive speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
state insincerely
behave unnaturally or affectedly
put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
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