feigned (Meaning)
feigned (s)
not genuine
feigned (imp. & p. p.)
of Feign
feigned (a.)
Not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false.
Synonyms & Antonyms of feigned
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- pretended
- forced
- hollow
- spurious
- plastic
- calculated
- factitious
- cute
- contrived
- theatric
- bogus
- phoney
- artificial
- sham
- put-on
- theatrical
- deliberate
- phony
- unreal
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- artful
- rigid
- two-faced
- empty
- conventional
- canned
- automatic
- genteel
- mincing
- simpering
- histrionic
- facile
- formal
- mealymouthed
- hypocritical
- hokey
- insincere
- overacted
- premeditated
- wooden
- conscious
- impersonal
- melodramatic
- unrealistic
- mealy
- concocted
- labored
- manufactured
- stylized
- studied
- double-dealing
- stiff
- unauthentic
- pat
- unctuous
- cultivated
- fabricated
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feigned Sentence Examples
- 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.
- The company feigned ignorance about the product defect to avoid liability.
- The criminal feigned remorse to get a lighter sentence.
- The salesperson feigned enthusiasm to make the sale.
- The child feigned interest in the museum exhibit to please their parents.
- The actor feigned anger on stage to make the performance more realistic.
- 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.
strained, assumed, unnatural, simulated, false, mechanical, pseudo, fake, affected,mock
sincere, unaffected, artless, real, natural, true, artless, spontaneous, unaffected, bona fide
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.
