feigned
The word “feigned” has 1 syllable: feigned
It's pronounced as /feɪnd/
What is synonym and antonym for feigned?
In the thesaurus, “feigned” has 125 synonyms and 39 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for feigned along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for feigned
- acted
- affected
- artful
- artificial
- assumed
- automatic
- backhanded
- bluffed
- bogus
- calculated
- camouflaged
- campy
- canned
- canting
- claptrap
- concealed
- concocted
- conscious
- contrived
- conventional
- counterfeit
- counterfeited
- cultivated
- cute
- cutesy
- deceitful
- deliberate
- devious
- disguised
- dishonest
- dissembled
- dissimulated
- double
- double-dealing
- double-faced
- empty
- exaggerated
- fabricated
- facetious
- facile
- factitious
- fake
- faked
- false
- feinted
- forced
- forged
- formal
- genteel
- glib
- goody-goody
- histrionic
- hokey
- hollow
- hypocritical
- imitated
- impersonal
- impersonated
- inflexible
- insincere
- janus-faced
- jive
- jocular
- labored
- left-handed
- let on
- lip
- made believe
- malingered
- manufactured
- masked
- masqueraded
- mealy
- mealymouthed
- meaningless
- mechanical
- melodramatic
- mincing
- mock
- overacted
- overdone
- overrefined
- pat
- pecksniffian
- pharisaical
- phoney
- phoney-baloney
- phony
- phony-baloney
- pious
- plastic
- playacted
- played
- posed
- premeditated
- pretended
- professed
- pseudo
- put on
- put-on
- rigid
- sanctimonious
- self-righteous
- sham
- shammed
- simon-pure
- simpering
- simulated
- spurious
- stiff
- strained
- studied
- stylized
- superficial
- theatric
- theatrical
- tongue-in-cheek
- two-faced
- unauthentic
- unctuous
- unnatural
- unreal
- unrealistic
- untruthful
- wooden
Antonyms for feigned
- artless
- authentic
- bona fide
- candid
- direct
- easy
- effortless
- extemporaneous
- forthright
- frank
- genuine
- heart-to-heart
- heartfelt
- honest
- impromptu
- impulsive
- ingenuous
- instinctive
- natural
- open
- plain
- real
- realistic
- right
- sincere
- smooth
- spontaneous
- straightforward
- true
- unaffected
- unconscious
- uncontrived
- undesigning
- unfeigned
- unforced
- unpretending
- unprompted
- unrehearsed
- unstudied
Meanings of feigned
- verb
- To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
- To imagine; to invent; to pretend.
- To make an action as if doing one thing, but actually doing another, for example to trick an opponent.
- To hide or conceal.
- adjective
- Being a pretense, a counterfeit, or something false or fraudulent.
Example Sentences
- She feigned surprise when they announced her name.
- His feigned indifference couldn’t hide his true excitement.
- They feigned illness to get out of going to school.
- The actor’s feigned anger looked almost real on stage.
- With a feigned smile, he accepted the unwelcome news.
On this page you'll find 164 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to feigned, such as: acted, affected, artful, artificial, artless, assumed, authentic.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
backhanded
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- Pecksniffian
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- 10
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- feigned
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- noticeable
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- okay
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- par excellence
- passable
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- singular
- slick
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- stellar
- sterling
- stimulating
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- stunning
- stupendous
- sublime
- super
- superb
- superfine
- superior
- superlative
- supernal
- surprising
- swell
- terrific
- theoretic
- theoretical
- tip-top
- tolerable
- too much
- top
- top drawer
- top-notch
- top-of-the-line
- top-shelf
- topflight
- topping
- tops
- traditional
- unbelievable
- uncommon
- unconvincing
- unimaginable
- unique
- unlikely
- unreal
- unsurpassed
- unthinkable
- unusual
- unwonted
- visionary
- visualized
- wicked
- wizard
- wonderful
- wondrous
factitious
- adulterated
- affected
- artful
- artificial
- assumed
- automatic
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- brummagem
- calculated
- canned
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- contrived
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- forced
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- formal
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- genteel
- goody-goody
- histrionic
- hokey
- hollow
- hypocritical
- imitation
- imitative
- impersonal
- inflexible
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- labored
- left-handed
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- manipulated
- manufactured
- mealy
- mealymouthed
- mechanical
- melodramatic
- mimic
- mincing
- misleading
- mock
- overacted
- overdone
- overrefined
- pat
- phoney
- phony
- pinchbeck
- plastic
- premeditated
- pretend
- pretended
- process
- pseudo
- put-on
- rigid
- sham
- simpering
- simulated
- spurious
- stiff
- strained
- studied
- stylized
- substitute
- synthetic
- theatric
- theatrical
- two-faced
- unauthentic
- unctuous
- unnatural
- unreal
- unrealistic
- wooden
hagiographic
- abundant
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- artificial
- backhanded
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- drooling
- effusive
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- feigned
- fulsome
- gushing
- gushy
- hypocritical
- ingratiating
- insincere
- lavish
- left-handed
- mealymouthed
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- soapy
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- unctuous
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- abundant
- adulatory
- artificial
- backhanded
- cloying
- copious
- demonstrative
- disarming
- drooling
- effusive
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- extravagant
- feigned
- fulsome
- gushing
- gushy
- hypocritical
- ingratiating
- insincere
- lavish
- left-handed
- mealymouthed
- mushy
- oily
- oleaginous
- profuse
- sanctimonious
- sickening
- slavering
- slobbering
- soapy
- two-faced
- unctuous
- uninhibited
- unreserved
- unrestrained
- winning
- winsome