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(adj) assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, put on, pretended
adopted in order to deceive
an assumed name; an assumed cheerfulness; a fictitious address; fictive sympathy; a pretended interest; a put-on childish voice; sham modesty
something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
(noun) imposter, impostor, shammer, role player, fraud, fake, faker, pseud, pseudo, pretender
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
(verb) dissemble, feign, pretend, affect
make believe with the intent to deceive
He feigned that he was ill; He shammed a headache
(verb) assume, simulate, feign
make a pretence of
She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger; he feigned sleep