Cover and Feigning

Cover

Cover noun - A piece placed over an open container to hold in, protect, or conceal its contents.

Feigning and cover are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Feigning" instead a noun "Cover".

Nearby Words: covered, covering, coverage, coverlet

Feigning

Feigning noun - Pretending with intention to deceive.
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Synonyms for Feigning

Cover and feigning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cover" instead a noun "Feigning".

Nearby Words: feigned, feign

Both words in one sentence

  • Webcomic / The Super Fogeys She's also the Only Sane Man, ironic considering her cover was initially feigning senility.
  • Series / Criminal Minds She also went under deep cover to catch Doyle, to the point of feigning a relationship with him.
  • Several of them claimed to have psychic powers, which should probably count as an unfair advantage even for the ones who weren't cheating and feigning magic to cover it.
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