playacts
Performs without sincerity
Playacts means to act in a play or to behave theatrically—pretending or putting on an act rather than being genuine.
The word usually carries a note of insincerity: She playacts concern but doesn't actually care.
Someone who playacts emotions is performing them for effect rather than feeling them.
feign
Pretend to have
- charadeAbsurd or obvious pretense
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- shamFraudulent imitation
bluff · deceive · impersonate · pose · fake · affect · simulate · mimic · put-on · make-believe
stage
Raised performance platform
- actorOne who portrays characters
- actressFemale stage performer
- performanceCarrying out a task
rehearsal · script · monologue · dialogue · costume · director · audience · curtain · spotlight · backstage
authenticity
playactsshows true colors