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

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

At that exact moment, the album shifts gears, exchanging feigned authenticity for an honest search for meaning. — Hannah Jocelyn, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026

Verb

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

The complaint alleges that district personnel’s concern over asbestos exposure was feigned to justify disciplining Rupert. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026