Feigned
Feigned adjective - Lacking in natural or spontaneous quality.
Usage example: the feigned applause that polite people give after a bad concert
Melodramatic and feigned are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Melodramatic" instead an adjective "Feigned".
Nearby Word: feigning
Melodramatic
Melodramatic adjective - Given to or marked by attention-getting behavior suggestive of stage acting.
Feigned and melodramatic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Feigned" instead an adjective "Melodramatic".
Nearby Word: melodrama
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sham and feigned
- sham and melodramatic
- affected and feigned
- affected and melodramatic
- artificial and feigned
- artificial and melodramatic
- phony and feigned
- phony and melodramatic
- pretentious and feigned
- pretentious and melodramatic
- unnatural and feigned
- unnatural and melodramatic
- strained and feigned
- strained and melodramatic
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