Synonyms for feigned
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1. feigned

   Synonyms:
   conceived, fabulous, fanciful, fictitious, hypothetical, illusory, imaginary, reported, supposed, supposititious, theoretical, unreal, untrue, visionary

   Antonyms:
   actual, authentic, certain, demonstrable, developed, essential, genuine, positive, real, substantial, true, unquestionable, veritable

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1. feignedadjective

   not genuine

   "feigned sympathy"

   Antonyms:
   sincere

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1. feignedadjective

   Synonyms:
   pretended, simulate, simulated, counterfeit, dissembled, assumed

   Antonyms:
   real, sincere, unfeigned

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1. List of paraphrases for "feigned":

   mock

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1. Riek Machar:

   The massacres against Nuer in Juba, South Sudan triggered the present civil war, which Kiir feigned as a coup against the state. Our people and the whole world know there was no coup. It all started as a political dispute within the SPLM Governance.

2. Rooma Mehra:

   People do not relate to softness anymore - in talk or under the guise of misunderstanding - they seem satisfied when they have proved to themselves that softness was feigned or blatant pretence and they were right in thinking hard and ugly thoughts of sarcasm, spite or other hurtful intentions

3. Assistant District Attorney Melissa Woodward:

   This was by all accounts a double murder with a pitiful feigned suicide attempt by the defendant.

4. Joseph Brodsky:

   The surest defense against Evil is extreme individualism, originality of thinking, whimsicality, even -- if you will -- eccentricity. That is, something that can't be feigned, faked, imitated; something even a seasoned imposter couldn't be happy with.