feign

feign

verb

Definition of FEIGN

to present a false appearance of <I would never feign illness just to get out of a test>

Synonyms act, affect, assume, bluff, counterfeit, dissemble, fake, pass (for), pretend, profess, put on, sham, simulate

Related Words dissimulate, impersonate, let on, masquerade, play, playact, pose; forge, imitate; camouflage, conceal, disguise, mask; feint; malinger

Phrases make believe