Feigned
Feigned adjective - Lacking in natural or spontaneous quality.
Usage example: the feigned applause that polite people give after a bad concert
Factitious and feigned are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Factitious" instead an adjective "Feigned".
Nearby Word: feigning
Factitious
Factitious adjective - Being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials.
Usage example: presumably the statue is of factitious marble, because for that price you're not going to get the real stuff
Feigned and factitious are semantically related. You can use "Feigned" instead an adjective "Factitious".
Nearby Word: factitiously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sham and feigned
- sham and factitious
- affected and feigned
- affected and factitious
- synthetic and feigned
- synthetic and factitious
- artificial and feigned
- artificial and factitious
- fake and feigned
- fake and factitious
- phony and feigned
- phony and factitious
- counterfeit and feigned
- counterfeit and factitious
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