feign

Synonyms:

affect, dissemble, pretend, sham

make, make believe

represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like

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play possum

to pretend to be dead

take a dive

pretend to be knocked out, as of a boxer

bull, bullshit, fake, talk through one's hat

speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths

mouth

articulate silently; form words with the lips only

lip-sync, lip-synch

move the lips in synchronization (with recorded speech or song)

Type of:

belie, misrepresent

represent falsely

Synonyms:

assume, sham, simulate

Types:

play

pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity

feint

deceive by a mock action

Type of:

act, dissemble, pretend

behave unnaturally or affectedly