Antonyms for feigned

Grammar : Adj

Spell : feynd

Phonetic Transcription : feɪnd

Definition of feigned

Origin : c.1300, from Old French feign-, present participle stem of feindre "pretend, represent, imitate, shirk" (12c.), from Latin fingere "to touch, handle; devise; fabricate, alter, change" (see fiction). Related: Feigned; feigning.

adj pretended

Example sentences :

There was nothing forced nor feigned in these testimonials of loyalty to George the Second.
Extract from : « Old News » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

James Osborne, the youthful cashier, feigned complete paralysis.
Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius

In order to prevent running, I feigned illness, too, and went to another.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

So surely as she came into the room, however, Martin feigned to fall asleep.
Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens

I asked, in feigned surprise, for I could not resist tormenting her a little.
Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope

When she signified the desire to retire to her bedroom, they feigned not to understand.
Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola

He nodded his head and went on smoking; so I lay down and feigned to close my eyes.
Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson

Then he, too, feigned a growing anxiety and went to join Nicholas.
Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini

The king, though he feigned to be displeased, still encouraged them to do so.
Extract from : « Henry IV, Makers of History » by John S. C. Abbott

“Well, nobody particular,” was her reply, with feigned unconcern.
Extract from : « The White Lie » by William Le Queux

Synonyms for feigned

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