False
False adjective - Lacking in natural or spontaneous quality.
Usage example: so much of the sympathy that the widow received was false and hypocritical, since it came from people who never liked her husband in the first place
Strained
Strained adjective - Lacking in natural or spontaneous quality.
Usage example: I took the complaint manager's strained smile to mean I wasn't a welcome sight
False is a synonym for strained in forced topic. You can use "False" instead an adjective "Strained", if it concerns topics such as artificial.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Their relationship was always portrayed as strained; she twice attempted to trick Kermit into marrying her, and once after she intentionally spread a number of false rumors about their relationship Kermit actually had her fired.
Source: No Accounting for Taste
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