feigner
One who dissembles
A feigner is someone who pretends or fakes—feigning illness to skip work, feigning interest in a boring conversation, feigning sleep to avoid confrontation.
The word carries a whiff of deception, though the pretense may be harmless: She was no feigner; her distress was genuine.
Illegitimate claimant to power
- actorOne who portrays characters
- masqueraderOne in disguise
- poseurPerson feigning refined tastes
- fakerOne who pretends
dissembler · impostor · mimic · impersonator · bluffer · performer · playactor · shammer
Fraudulent imitation
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- guileSly, strategic dishonesty
con · deceit · fabrication · subterfuge · fakery · misrepresentation · dupery · ruse
Feigning beliefs one lacks
- disingenuousFeigning ignorance or innocence
- phonyFraudulent person or thing
- falseNot matching reality
- artificialMade, not natural
insincere · duplicitous · deceitful · two-faced · hollow · affected · put-on · contrived
pretender
Illegitimate claimant to power
- actorOne who portrays characters
- masqueraderOne in disguise
- poseurPerson feigning refined tastes
faker · dissembler · impostor · mimic · impersonator · bluffer · performer · playactor · shammer · role-player
sham
Fraudulent imitation
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
guile · con · deceit · fabrication · subterfuge · fakery · misrepresentation · dupery · ruse · artifice
hypocritical
Feigning beliefs one lacks
- disingenuousFeigning ignorance or innocence
- phonyFraudulent person or thing
- falseNot matching reality
artificial · insincere · duplicitous · deceitful · two-faced · hollow · affected · put-on · contrived · assumed
feignerstraight shooter
Forthright, blunt person
truth-teller · open book · genuine article · true believer · natural
feignertruth-teller
One who speaks accurately
straight talker · square shooter · confessor · whistleblower
- feigned humilityFake self-effacement
- feign ignoranceFake lack of knowledge
- feigned ignorancePretending not to know
- feigned surpriseFalse show of shock
- feigning injuryPretending to be hurt
- feigned interestSimulated engagement with something