Claim and Feign

Claim

Claim verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.

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Feign and claim are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Feign" instead a verb "Claim".

Nearby Words: claimed, claiming, claimant

Feign verb - To present a false appearance of.

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Claim and feign are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Claim" instead a verb "Feign".

Nearby Word: feigning

innocence	claim innocence	feign innocence
powers	claim powers	feign powers

Even if the server specifically forbids it, the player can always feign ignorance and claim not to have known or can camp again but just a little bit further away from where they were before.

Source: Combat Pragmatist / Video Games
Naturally, when urged to continue with what she was going to say, Mulan can only feign happiness for Aurora's news, then claim she only wanted to say she's joining Robin Hood's Merry Men...and walk off heartbroken.

Source: So You Were Saying...?

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Feign and Claim. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/claim/feign

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Feign or Claim. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/claim/feign.

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