Synonyms of letting on

letting on

verb

present participle of let on

as in pretending

to take on a false or deceptive appearance

she's not half as innocent as she likes to let on

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pretending
• making believe
• making a show
• making out
• putting on an act
• making a pretense
• putting up a front
• posing
• putting on
• dissembling
• acting
• dissimulating
• playing
• simulating
• masquerading
• affecting
• feigning
• impersonating
• assuming
• playacting
• concealing
• shamming
• masking
• faking
• counterfeiting
• professing
• disguising
• camouflaging
• feinting
• bluffing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of letting on

As for 5-star quarterback Julian Lewis, who was demoted last week, there seems to be more to the situation than Deion is intentionally letting on. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

But if the contract has more to do with his absence than the Steelers are letting on? — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

But if the White House is concerned about attendance, Vance isn't letting on. — Tamara Keith, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026

If there’s anything flawed or complicated or even slightly offbeat about its title character, Tenzing isn’t letting on. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

But almost immediately, the outbreak seemed to be bigger than the government was letting on. — Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026

And yet based on some of its recent actions, this exec also believes Netflix’s leadership may be more concerned than it’s been letting on. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 16 July 2026

Franco's new followers were quick to flood into the comment section with their suspicions that there was more to the posts than the actor was letting on. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026

What happens next could matter far more than either side is letting on. — Mark Minevich, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026