Feign and Profess

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Feign verb - To present a false appearance of.

Usage example: I would never feign illness just to get out of a test

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Profess is a synonym for feign in true topic. In some cases you can use "Profess" instead a verb "Feign".

Nearby Word: feigning

Profess verb - To present a false appearance of.

Usage example: professed friendship while secretly plotting revenge

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Feign is a synonym for profess in claim topic. You can use "Feign" instead a verb "Profess", if it concerns topics such as declare, true.

innocence	feign innocence	profess innocence
existence	feign existence	profess existence

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