Defenition of the word feign
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Defenition of the word feign
- To act as if something is true.
- To make an appearance of.
- make believe; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
- make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
- make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
- make believe with the intent to deceive
- make a pretence of
Synonyms for the word feign
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- act as if
- affect
- assume
- dissemble
- fable
- fake
- forge
- invent
- make believe
- pretend
- put on
- sham
- simulate
Similar words in the feign
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- feign
- feigned
- feigning
- feigns
Hyponyms for the word feign
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- bull
- bullshit
- fake
- feint
- mouth
- play
- play possum
- take a dive
- talk through one's hat
Hypernyms for the word feign
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- act
- belie
- dissemble
- misrepresent
- pretend
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