feign

verbCommon GRE wordMore F words

to pretend to have a feeling or condition one does not actually have

In a sentence

Feign in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing feign in a sentence.

He would feign illness whenever a difficult assignment came due.

Synonyms

simulateaffectfake

Antonyms

revealdisclose

Keep going

to make up something false in order to deceive

a deliberately false statement or invented account intended to mislead

a person who invents elaborate or untruthful stories

treating serious matters with inappropriate or flippant humor

achieved too easily and therefore superficial or shallow

to make an action or process easier or more achievable

a small, organized group within a larger one, especially one that is in opposition

inclined to form rival groups and provoke internal dissent

Common questions

Feign (verb) means to pretend to have a feeling or condition one does not actually have

Here is feign used in an example sentence: "He would feign illness whenever a difficult assignment came due."

Common synonyms for feign include simulate, affect, fake.

Antonyms of feign include reveal, disclose.

Feign is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.