Synonyms for feigning
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Pretense
pretense US, pretence UK, dissembling, dissimulation
2. Pretending
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Act of one who feigns; fakery; deceit.
Forms
- Plural
- feignings → pretenses, dissemblings, dissimulations, pretendings…
Example sentences
- pretense He made a pretense of knowing my father.
- pretending It is no use pretending you know nothing about it.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| feigning | rising | |
| pretense | rising | |
| dissembling | rising | |
| dissimulation | rising | |
| pretending | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- acting2
- 8 letters
- pretense2, pretence
- 10 letters
- pretending3, simulation4
- 11 letters
- dissembling3
- 13 letters
- dissimulation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (acting2 = 2 syllables).