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synonyms for feigning

  • act
  • affect
  • assume
  • bluff
  • counterfeit
  • devise
  • dissemble
  • dissimulate
  • fabricate
  • fake
  • forge
  • imagine
  • imitate
  • invent
  • play
  • sham
  • simulate
  • stonewall
  • do a bit
  • four-flush
  • give appearance of
  • make show of
  • phony up
  • play possum
  • put on
  • put on act
  • put up a front
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antonyms for feigning

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  • tell truth
  • be true
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How to use feigning in a sentence

Ruth catches her husband gazing at a photograph of his first wife, Elvira, and feigns indifference.
THE GHOST OF NOËL COWARD IS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND IN THE DULL BLITHE SPIRITSTEPHANIE ZACHAREKFEBRUARY 19, 2021TIME
Posing as an IT staffer to get access to the corrupt police commissioner who investigated his father’s case, Assane feigns offense when his credentials are questioned.
‘LUPIN’ IS A THRILLING HEIST SERIES, BUT IT GOES DEEPER THAN THATBETHONIE BUTLERJANUARY 21, 2021WASHINGTON POST
I bit my lip and feigned a smile, donned my heavy jacket, and re-strategized the entire week.
NATURE IS IN CHARGE AT GLACIER NATIONAL PARKEMILY PENNINGTONDECEMBER 18, 2020OUTSIDE ONLINE
Whether Madame Probasco was feigning or not, the outstanding fact was that the next experiments varied greatly in effectiveness.
THE WOMAN GIVESOWEN JOHNSON
While feigning to talk at their ease as they rode along, the nerves of both of our two friends were strung to the uttermost.
THE LUCK OF GERARD RIDGELEYBERTRAM MITFORD
Almost immediately he encountered the keeper of the prison, gesticulating and feigning a violent anger.
THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ARSENE LUPIN, GENTLEMAN-BURGLARMAURICE LEBLANC
Invite him to share it, but take none yourself, feigning sudden illness.
UNDER THE ROSEFREDERIC STEWART ISHAM
One of the weapons of her armoury was the feigning of anger, and few could stand upright before her wrath.
THE STRAND MAGAZINE, VOLUME XXVII, JANUARY 1904, NO. 157VARIOUS
She approved of his feigning, for as long as these men did not seek to injure her, why should he incur their further notice?
RUTH FIELDING ON THE ST. LAWRENCEALICE B. EMERSON
It was not an unusual thing to see young boys feigning drunkenness and staggering through the village.
THE YOUNG PRIEST'S KEEPSAKEMICHAEL PHELAN
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