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synonyms for feigning
- deceptive
- duplicitous
- false
- insincere
- sanctimonious
- self-righteous
- unnatural
- affected
- artificial
- assuming
- bland
- canting
- captious
- caviling
- deluding
- dissembling
- double
- double-dealing
- faithless
- fishy
- fraudulent
- glib
- hollow
- jivey
- left-handed
- lying
- moralistic
- oily
- pharisaical
- phony
- pietistic
- pious
- smooth
- smooth-spoken
- smooth-tongued
- snide
- specious
- spurious
- two-faced
- unctuous
- unreliable
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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 Spirit | Stephanie Zacharek | February 19, 2021 | TimePosing 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 that | Bethonie Butler | January 21, 2021 | Washington PostI bit my lip and feigned a smile, donned my heavy jacket, and re-strategized the entire week.
Nature Is in Charge at Glacier National Park | Emily Pennington | December 18, 2020 | Outside Online
They already know the answer, but they know by feigning ignorance they can create all this debate about it.
Patton Oswalt on Fighting Conservatives With Satire | William O’Connor | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe whole point of being a pageant queen is to trot around in your bikini to be ogled at while feigning sexual naiveté.
Miss America Hypocrisy: The Vanessa Williams Nude Photo Shaming | Amanda Marcotte | July 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis was a short time after Obama released his birth certificate and when Trump was feigning a run for president.
Obama Will Weaponize Comedy at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner | Dean Obeidallah | May 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey sense you tensing up at peculiar moments, acting skittish, laughing a little too hard, over-feigning outrage or surprise.
“They just said they would be in touch,” I replied, feigning disinterest.
Whether Madame Probasco was feigning or not, the outstanding fact was that the next experiments varied greatly in effectiveness.
The Woman Gives | Owen JohnsonWhile 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 Ridgeley | Bertram MitfordAlmost immediately he encountered the keeper of the prison, gesticulating and feigning a violent anger.
The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar | Maurice LeblancInvite him to share it, but take none yourself, feigning sudden illness.
Under the Rose | Frederic Stewart IshamOne of the weapons of her armoury was the feigning of anger, and few could stand upright before her wrath.
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