as in pretends
to present a false appearance of
I would never feign illness just to get out of a test
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Recent Examples of feigns
The heavy side part feigns an almost asymmetrical look, which offsets heaviness on the ends and frames the face in a fun way.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
Below, Warren Zaire-Emery feigns a run towards his own goal to get on the blind side of a forward.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Audrey Hudson, twenty-four, is a gifted battlefield surgeon who feigns muteness to comfort Carter Reynolds, a combat soldier deafened by an explosion.
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Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
Someone who’s really living the Andrew Tate-like lifestyle Jacob only feigns is his bestie Cameron (Dylan Playfair).
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Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
The second man with a flail steps forward and feigns a move.
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Miguel Torres,
AZCentral.com,
16 May 2025
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
Below, Warren Zaire-Emery feigns a run towards his own goal to get on the blind side of a forward.
—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Audrey Hudson, twenty-four, is a gifted battlefield surgeon who feigns muteness to comfort Carter Reynolds, a combat soldier deafened by an explosion.
—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
Someone who’s really living the Andrew Tate-like lifestyle Jacob only feigns is his bestie Cameron (Dylan Playfair).
—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
The second man with a flail steps forward and feigns a move.
—
Miguel Torres,
AZCentral.com,
16 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feigns
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The show only pretends to be organized around romantic couples.
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The sequence in which Carmy tries to talk Richie down from a panic attack feels equally dynamic and alive right to its conclusion — when Carmy pretends they’ve gotten locked in, just as Carmy once was, to mess with Richie’s head.
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The Gulf, though legally unchanged, now assumes direct Iranian strike risks.
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Photos of the chefs are right there on the packaging, and the service correctly assumes that their reputations will draw you in.
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Swanson earned the national championship in the Postsecondary Collision Damage Appraisal Division, a competition that simulates the work of professional collision estimators and insurance appraisers, according to a press release from the college.
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The mission simulates a scenario in which a maneuverable satellite rapidly approaches and inspects another spacecraft that is not cooperating.
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“Feigns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feigns. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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