Feigned and Phony

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Feigned

Feigned adjective - Lacking in natural or spontaneous quality.

Usage example: the feigned applause that polite people give after a bad concert

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Phony is a synonym for feigned in pretence topic. In some cases you can use "Phony" instead an adjective "Feigned", when it comes to topics like true, pretended, put-on.

Nearby Word: feigning

Phony

Phony adjective - Lacking in natural or spontaneous quality.

Usage example: she always has this phony smile just before she betrays you

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Feigned is a synonym for phony in pretence topic. You can use "Feigned" instead an adjective "Phony", if it concerns topics such as true, put-on.

Nearby Words: phoney, phone, phoning

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