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
• exaggerated
• unnatural
• simulated
• mechanical
• contrived
• affected
• assumed
• pseudo
• pretended
• artificial
• forced
• factitious
• spurious
• phony
• plastic
• bogus
• sham
• theatrical
• put-on
• cute
• hollow
• calculated
• unreal
• deliberate
• automatic
• manufactured
• pat
• empty
• insincere
• formal
• labored
• canned
• fabricated
• concocted
• facile
• unrealistic
• stiff
• hypocritical
• unctuous
• conscious
• melodramatic
• conventional
• unauthentic
• cultivated
• wooden
• histrionic
• hokey
• premeditated
• mealy
• mealymouthed
• stylized
• impersonal
• studied
• rigid
• simpering
• overacted
• double-dealing
• two-faced
• artful
• genteel
• cutesy
• overdone
• mincing
• 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
• double
• pretended
• lip
• strained
• superficial
• insincere
• hollow
• counterfeit
• meaningless
• artificial
• assumed
• phony
• backhanded
• hypocritical
• mechanical
• unctuous
• false
• pious
• unnatural
• jive
• mealy
• affected
• contrived
• mealymouthed
• forced
• double-faced
• simulated
• double-dealing
• phony-baloney
• two-faced
• empty
• Pecksniffian
• dishonest
• Janus-faced
• left-handed
• sham
• put-on
• deceitful
• glib
• facile
• untruthful
• bogus
• devious
• jocular
• tongue-in-cheek
• sanctimonious
• facetious
• claptrap
• pharisaical
• campy
• simon-pure
• canting
• self-righteous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

feigned

2 of 2

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of feigned

Adjective

The scam operations typically involve bogus investment schemes and feigned romances that collectively extort tens of billions of dollars from victims around the world every year. — ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026

That leaves only the feigned feud between Paul and Gronkowski — Brady’s longtime pal and New England Patriots teammate. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026

Verb

Whenever the real Rhodes was bludgeoned in the ring (his injuries themselves feigned as part of pro wrestling’s playacting), the fake one came to Theresa with his medical bills. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026

Even Republicans, who usually feigned ignorance about the President’s social-media outbursts, were weighing in. — Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026