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feign


These are words and phrases related to feign. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of feign.

TO ACT AS IF SOMETHING IS TRUE WHEN IT IS NOT


The police questioned him about the break-in, but he feigned ignorance.

Synonyms and examples


pretend
She pretended not to know about the surprise.
make believe
He's just going to make believe that things are fine in spite of the divorce.
play at something
UK
The children are playing at cops and robbers.
role-play
During class, we role-played being a customer and a salesperson to learn words related to shopping.
fake
She's only faking being ill.
affect
formal
His friends only affected interest in his problems.
purport
formal
The legislation purports to protect employees, but trade unions have claimed the law would to the opposite.
dissimulate
formal
The government appears to be dissimulating regarding their intentions behind drone strikes.
dissemble
formal
The prince demanded to know if she loved him, but she shyly dissembled.
keep up appearances
They've just lost their house, but they're still keeping up apperances for their relatives.
pose as someone
She was posing as a member of the aristrocracy in order to steal money from the rich.
impersonate
The suspect was charged with impersonating a police officer.
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If you pretend, you act as if something is true when it is not.

feign | American Thesaurus


feign


verb
These are words and phrases related to feign. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of feign.
She feigned anger and they believed her.

Synonyms


simulate
affect
assume
pretend
fake
make believe
sham
imitate deceptively
put on
make a show of
He feigned an alibi for the missing time.

Synonyms


make up
invent
forge
concoct
counterfeit
devise deceptively
fabricate
fake
cook up
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