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plural of feint
Synonyms of feints
(Entry 1 of 2)
sports
a quick movement that you make to trick an opponent
- The boxer made a feint with his right, then followed with a left hook.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for feints
- artifices,
- devices,
- dodges,
- fetches,
- flimflams,
- gambits,
- gimmicks,
- jigs,
- juggles,
- knacks,
- plays,
- ploys,
- schemes,
- shenanigans,
- sleights,
- stratagems,
- tricks,
- wiles
feints
verb
present tense third-person singular of feint
Synonyms of feints (Entry 2 of 2)
as in bluffs
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for feints
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“Feints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feints. Accessed 28 Oct. 2021.
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