/ Thesaurus / G Synonyms of go through the motions Find synonyms for: Verb1. go through the motions, make, pretend, make believeusage: pretend to do something by acting as if one was really doing it; "She isn't really working--she's just going through the motions"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fortuitous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language