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feigning

/ˈfeɪnɪŋ/

noun

Act of one who feigns; fakery; deceit.

Similar

pretense pretence dissembling pretending simulation

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Meanings

verb

gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of feign

nounfeigning (plural feignings)

plural feignings

Act of one who feigns; fakery; deceit.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounpretending with intention to deceive

Similar

pretense pretence dissembling

Broader

misrepresentation deceit deception

nounthe act of giving a false appearance

Similar

pretense pretence pretending simulation

Broader

deception deceit dissembling

Also see

dissembling pretence pretending pretense simulation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with feigning

training remaining maintaining entertaining gaining retaining complaining raining draining waning reigning planing chaining reining caning craning aquatraining potty training potty untraining unpotty training unstaining

Cite this entry

APA

feigning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feigning

MLA

“feigning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feigning. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feigning,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feigning.

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