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Feigned
/ˈfeɪnd/
To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
📖 Definitions of "Feigned"
- 1
To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
"The pupil feigned sickness on the day of his exam."
- 2
To imagine; to invent; to pretend.
"He feigned that he had gone home at the appointed time."
- 3
To make an action as if doing one thing, but actually doing another, for example to trick an opponent.
- 4
To hide or conceal.
"Jessica feigned the fact that she had not done her homework."
- 1
Being a pretense, a counterfeit, or something false or fraudulent.
🔄 Synonyms of "Feigned"
1 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| insincere | Not genuinely meaning what has been expressed; not sincere; artificial; factitious. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Feigned"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| insincere | Not genuinely meaning what has been expressed; not sincere; artificial; factitious. |
| shamnoun | Intended to deceive; false. |
| bogusnoun | Counterfeit or fake; not genuine. |
| mockverb | To make fun of, especially by mimicking; to taunt. |
| fictitious | Invented; contrived. |
| falseverb | Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect. |
| simulated | Invented in imitation of a particular thing or of a specific condition; artificial. |
| dummynoun | A stupid person. |
| mock-upnoun | A scale or full-size model of a design or device which is not fully functional, used for teaching, demonstration, design evaluation, promotion, or other purposes. |
| untrue | False; not true. |
| pretendedverb | feigned; counterfeit |
| simulateverb | To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of. |
| pretendverb | (intransitive or with 'that' clause or 'to' infinitive) To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance. |
| counterfeitnoun | A non-genuine article; a fake. |
| assumedverb | Supposed or presumed. |
| factitious | Created by humans; artificial. |
| fauxthentic | (slang) Nonauthentic, but made to appear so; falsely authentic. |
| fraudulent | Dishonest; based on fraud or deception. |
| simular | (obsolete, rare) false; specious; counterfeit |
| forgedverb | Fabricated by forging or at a forge, by working hot metal |
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