feint

[feynt] / feɪnt /

NOUN

pretense

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ruse

STRONG

artifice bait blind bluff cheat deceit distraction dodge duck expedient fake gambit hoax hoodwinking imposture make believe maneuver play ploy pretension pretext sham shift snare stall stratagem subterfuge trick wile

WEAK

mock attack

Antonyms

STRONG

frankness honesty openness reality truth truthfulness

Example Sentences

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Again, no storming, no lunging, not even a feint.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025

Hathaway fell for Paulo Garbisi's feint that opened space for Capuozzo to pop up from nowhere and tap down with a wonderful finish.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2025

It's a feint, an effort to scare his opponents into believing his ascension is unstoppable, so they stop fighting him.

From Salon • Dec. 30, 2023

Lamm slipped in another feint, which was to raise the question of whether Greenblatt is sufficiently engaged with Jewishness to merit a defense from antisemitism.

From Slate • Oct. 2, 2023

Blue Eyes reversed from her feint and surged toward Sadna in a flash of steel.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

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