FAINED Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word fained. (close relations)
feign
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| affected | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • acted upon; influenced • speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression • being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion | ||||||
| artificial | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • contrived by art rather than nature adjective satellite • artificially formal • not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes | ||||||
| assumed | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • adopted in order to deceive | ||||||
| bogus | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • fraudulent; having a misleading appearance | ||||||
| counterfeit | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • not genuine; imitating something superior noun • a copy that is represented as the original verb • make a copy of with the intent to deceive | ||||||
| false | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality adverb • in a disloyal and faithless manner adjective satellite • arising from error • erroneous and usually accidental • deliberately deceptive • inappropriate to reality or facts • not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article • designed to deceive • inaccurate in pitch • adopted in order to deceive • (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful | ||||||
| feigned | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not genuine | ||||||
| fictitious | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • formed or conceived by the imagination • adopted in order to deceive | ||||||
| forced | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • produced by or subjected to forcing adjective satellite • forced or compelled • made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency • lacking spontaneity; not natural | ||||||
| fraudulent | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • involving deception | ||||||
| insincere | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • lacking sincerity | ||||||
| make-believe | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • imaginative intellectual play • the enactment of a pretense adjective satellite • imagined as in a play | ||||||
| mock | verbv | |||||
noun • the act of mocking or ridiculing adjective satellite • constituting a copy or imitation of something verb • treat with contempt • imitate with mockery and derision | ||||||
| ostensible | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • appearing as such but not necessarily so • represented or appearing as such; pretended | ||||||
| pretended | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • adopted in order to deceive | ||||||
| put-on | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way • something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage • a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement | ||||||
| sham | nounn | |||||
noun • something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be • a person who makes deceitful pretenses adjective satellite • adopted in order to deceive verb • make a pretence of • make believe with the intent to deceive | ||||||
| simulated | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article • reproduced or made to resemble; imitative in character | ||||||
| spurious | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • ostensibly valid, but not actually valid • plausible but false • born out of wedlock • false or fake; not what it appears to be | ||||||
| implied | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • express or state indirectly • suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic • have as a logical consequence • suggest that someone is guilty • have as a necessary feature | ||||||
