feign

[feyn] / feɪn /

VERB

pretend

Synonyms

STRONG

act affect assume bluff counterfeit devise dissemble dissimulate fabricate fake forge imagine imitate invent play sham simulate stonewall

WEAK

do a bit four-flush give appearance of make show of phony up play possum put on put on act put up a front

Antonyms

STRONG

be honest tell the truth

WEAK

be true

Example Sentences

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So much in so little, and every note counted, and the last line like a dim quaint bar: Beidh sith agad fein!

From The Wind Bloweth by Donn-Byrne, Brian Oswald

I will not praise you; dean do gharadh, make your warming, dean do gharadh fein, make your own warming, i.e., warm yourself.

From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Stewart, Alexander

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