Synonyms of feigned

feigned 1 of 2

adjective

ˈfānd 

1

as in mock

lacking in natural or spontaneous quality

the feigned applause that polite people give after a bad concert

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mock
• strained
• false
• fake
• unnatural
• exaggerated
• simulated
• mechanical
• affected
• pseudo
• assumed
• contrived
• pretended
• artificial
• forced
• factitious
• spurious
• theatric
• phoney
• phony
• plastic
• theatrical
• bogus
• sham
• put-on
• cute
• hollow
• calculated
• deliberate
• unreal
• empty
• automatic
• pat
• manufactured
• formal
• insincere
• labored
• canned
• stiff
• fabricated
• concocted
• facile
• unrealistic
• hypocritical
• conscious
• unctuous
• cultivated
• conventional
• melodramatic
• wooden
• unauthentic
• histrionic
• hokey
• premeditated
• mealy
• rigid
• mealymouthed
• studied
• stylized
• impersonal
• simpering
• overacted
• mincing
• double-dealing
• two-faced
• artful
• genteel
• cutesy
• overdone
• inflexible
• overrefined
• left-handed
• goody-goody

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• genuine
• spontaneous
• real
• unaffected
• natural
• true
• artless
• authentic
• realistic
• bona fide
• unfeigned
• sincere
• right
• unforced
• honest
• ingenuous
• uncontrived
• easy
• smooth
• unconscious
• instinctive
• effortless
• impromptu
• unpretending
• impulsive
• extemporaneous
• unrehearsed
• unstudied
• unprompted

2

as in fake

not being or expressing what one appears to be or express

the feigned looks of innocence I got when I asked who had broken the lamp

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fake
• pretended
• double
• lip
• strained
• superficial
• insincere
• hollow
• assumed
• meaningless
• artificial
• counterfeit
• phoney
• phony
• backhanded
• mechanical
• hypocritical
• unctuous
• pious
• false
• unnatural
• affected
• double-dealing
• jive
• mealy
• contrived
• mealymouthed
• forced
• double-faced
• simulated
• phony-baloney
• two-faced
• phoney-baloney
• empty
• Pecksniffian
• Janus-faced
• dishonest
• sham
• left-handed
• put-on
• deceitful
• glib
• facile
• untruthful
• bogus
• devious
• jocular
• tongue-in-cheek
• sanctimonious
• facetious
• claptrap
• canting
• pharisaical
• campy
• simon-pure
• self-righteous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• genuine
• sincere
• unfeigned
• honest
• heartfelt
• artless
• candid
• direct
• plain
• open
• frank
• forthright
• straightforward
• undesigning
• heart-to-heart

feigned

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verb

past tense of feign

as in pretended

to present a false appearance of

I would never feign illness just to get out of a test

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pretended
• assumed
• simulated
• acted
• professed
• affected
• passed (for)
• faked
• shammed
• counterfeited
• dissembled
• made believe
• bluffed
• put on
• concealed
• forged
• posed
• masqueraded
• disguised
• imitated
• dissimulated
• camouflaged
• played
• masked
• impersonated
• let on
• feinted
• playacted
• malingered

Examples of feigned in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Temple’s feigned cheeriness and Leigh’s layered sourness are especially good when the characters go head to head. —Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Nov. 2023

Girls complain of being weighed down, at times with feigned annoyance. —Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2023

Pretending to reel from the news, the senator clutched his head in feigned shock. —Noah Rothman, National Review, 13 Sep. 2023

While the rage comes naturally to Scott, the reflection can feel feigned and forced. —Vulture, 2 Aug. 2023