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feign
Synonyms and Antonyms 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
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