All feigning synonyms
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F f adjective feigning
- pharisaical — of or relating to the Pharisees.
- pecksniffian — hypocritically and unctuously affecting benevolence or high moral principles.
- superficial — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- smooth-spoken — speaking or spoken easily and softly.
- jivey — resembling, suggesting, or characteristic of jive; lively.
- hypocritical — of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
- pharisaic — of or relating to the Pharisees.
- moralistic — a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
noun feigning
- acting — Acting is the activity or profession of performing in plays or films.
- dissimulation — the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy.
- fallaciousness — containing a fallacy; logically unsound: fallacious arguments.
- theatricals — of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
- fakery — the practice or result of faking.
- dissimilation — the act of making or becoming unlike.
- chaser — A chaser is an alcoholic drink that you have after you have drunk a stronger or weaker alcoholic drink.
- falsification — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
- cover up — If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
- schtick — shtick.
- hamming — an actor or performer who overacts.
- stagecraft — skill in or the art of writing, adapting, or staging plays.
- pretence — pretending or feigning; make-believe: My sleepiness was all pretense.
- pantomime — the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech.
- act — When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
- characterization — Characterization is the way an author or an actor describes or shows what a character is like.
- coverup — an attempt to keep blunders, crimes, etc. from being disclosed
- falsehood — a false statement; lie. Synonyms: fabrication, prevarication, falsification, canard, invention, fiction, story.
- pretense — pretending or feigning; make-believe: My sleepiness was all pretense.