See feign in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To take on or give a false appearance of:
affect2, assume, counterfeit, fake, pretend, put on, sham, simulate. Idiom: make believe. See trueTo behave affectedly or insincerely or take on a false or misleading appearance of:
act, counterfeit, dissemble, fake, play-act, pose, pretend, put on, sham, simulate. See honest, trueTo contrive and present as genuine:
counterfeit, fake, pretend, simulate. Idioms: make believe, put on an act. See trueTo claim or allege insincerely or falsely:
pretend, profess. See true
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