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FAINED Synonyms

There are 20 synonyms of the word fained. (exact relations)
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affected
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• acted upon; influenced

• speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression

• being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

artificial
adjectiveadj
adjective

• contrived by art rather than nature

adjective satellite

• artificially formal

• not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes

assumed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• adopted in order to deceive

bogus
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

counterfeit
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• not genuine; imitating something superior

noun

• a copy that is represented as the original

verb

• make a copy of with the intent to deceive

false
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

adverb

• in a disloyal and faithless manner

adjective satellite

• arising from error

• erroneous and usually accidental

• deliberately deceptive

• inappropriate to reality or facts

• not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

• designed to deceive

• inaccurate in pitch

• adopted in order to deceive

• (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful

feigned
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not genuine

fictitious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• formed or conceived by the imagination

• adopted in order to deceive

forced
adjectiveadj
adjective

• produced by or subjected to forcing

adjective satellite

• forced or compelled

• made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency

• lacking spontaneity; not natural

fraudulent
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• involving deception

insincere
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking sincerity

make-believe
adjectiveadj
noun

• imaginative intellectual play

• the enactment of a pretense

adjective satellite

• imagined as in a play

mock
verbv
noun

• the act of mocking or ridiculing

adjective satellite

• constituting a copy or imitation of something

verb

• treat with contempt

• imitate with mockery and derision

ostensible
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• appearing as such but not necessarily so

• represented or appearing as such; pretended

pretended
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• adopted in order to deceive

put-on
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

• something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

• a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

sham
nounn
noun

• something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

• a person who makes deceitful pretenses

adjective satellite

• adopted in order to deceive

verb

• make a pretence of

• make believe with the intent to deceive

simulated
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective satellite

• not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

• reproduced or made to resemble; imitative in character

spurious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• ostensibly valid, but not actually valid

• plausible but false

• born out of wedlock

• false or fake; not what it appears to be

implied
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• express or state indirectly

• suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic

• have as a logical consequence

• suggest that someone is guilty

• have as a necessary feature

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