as in to pretend
to take on a false or deceptive appearance
she's not half as innocent as she likes to let on
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Recent Examples of let on
Even those selling LinkedIn growth expertise aren’t letting on that they’re actually glued to the platform.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
But the mission, dubbed Hail Mary, is far more dire than initially let on — not only is the sun dying, but so are all the stars.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2025
Naturally, Charlie begins nosing around with the encouragement of her new friend, Alex (Patti Harrison), and discovers there’s more to the sweaty gym than lets on.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 26 June 2025
Despite the Charles Bronson-goes-to-Yeshiva energy of the trailer, there may be more to the story than producers are letting on.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2025
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
But the mission, dubbed Hail Mary, is far more dire than initially let on — not only is the sun dying, but so are all the stars.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2025
Naturally, Charlie begins nosing around with the encouragement of her new friend, Alex (Patti Harrison), and discovers there’s more to the sweaty gym than lets on.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 26 June 2025
Despite the Charles Bronson-goes-to-Yeshiva energy of the trailer, there may be more to the story than producers are letting on.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for let on
pretend
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The study saw parents use actions to joke and pretend with kids aged 16 to 20 months old.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Scrolling on one’s phone can be a deadening experience, but here’s someone feeling, or at least pretending to feel, a genuine feeling—even if the abundance of these videos surely numbs us further.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Let on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/let%20on. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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