feigned Antonyms

Meaning of feigned

Wordnet

feigned (s)

not genuine

Webster

feigned (imp. & p. p.)

of Feign

Webster

feigned (a.)

Not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false.

feigned Sentence Examples

  1. The politician feigned concern for the people's problems to win their votes.
  2. He feigned an illness to avoid going to school.
  3. The cat feigned sleep to catch the unsuspecting mouse.
  4. She feigned happiness to hide her true feelings of sadness.
  5. The company feigned ignorance about the product defect to avoid liability.
  6. The criminal feigned remorse to get a lighter sentence.
  7. The salesperson feigned enthusiasm to make the sale.
  8. The child feigned interest in the museum exhibit to please their parents.
  9. The actor feigned anger on stage to make the performance more realistic.
  10. The athlete feigned an injury to get out of the game.

FAQs About the word feigned

not genuineof Feign, Not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false.

unnatural,mock, exaggerated, assumed, pseudo, simulated, fake, false, mechanical, affected

genuine, sincere, sincere, realistic, bona fide, artless, unaffected, real, unaffected, unfeigned

The politician feigned concern for the people's problems to win their votes.

He feigned an illness to avoid going to school.

The cat feigned sleep to catch the unsuspecting mouse.

She feigned happiness to hide her true feelings of sadness.