Mary would feint innocence, pretending she had turned in her assignments when in actuality she hadn't completed them.
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Feint
/feɪnt/
Synonyms for "feint" (224 found)
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Closest matches (45)
actingaerial tacticsaffectationairborne tacticsalibiapologyappearanceapplied tacticsarmored tacticsartartful dodgeartificeattitudinizingbag of tricksbarrier tacticsbefoolingblindbluffbluffingbosey
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catchcavalry tacticscheatcheatingchicanechicanerychousecloakcolorcoloringcommendcomplimentcongratulateconspiracycontemncontrivancecounterfeitcoupcovercover storycover up
Noun(4 words)
Strong matches (67)
cover-upcraftcurvecurve-ballcutcute trickdeceitdeceptiondefensive strategydelusiondesigndevicedirty dealdirty trickdisguisedissemblancedissemblingdissimulationdistractiondiversion
Adjective(1 words)
fainting spell
Related words (112)
hithoaxhocus pocushocus-pocushome thrusthoodwinkinghumbughumbuggeryimpostureinfantry tacticsinfiltrationintrigueinvestmentjabjigjokerjugglejuggleryknaverylame excuse
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let fly atlittle gamelocus standilungemake-believemaneuvermaskmasquerademeretriciousnessmob tacticsmobile tacticsmoveostensible motiveostentationoutward showpasspincers movementplayplayactingplotploypokepoor excuseposeposingposturepretensepretensionpretextprotestationpublic motiveput offput-offracketrecommendred herringrefugerepresentationresortrusesaluteschemescreenscurvy trickseemingsemblanceshamshiftshock tacticsshowsimulacrumsimulationsleightsleight of handsleight-of-hand tricksmoke screenspeciousnessstabstalking horsestalking-horsestratagemstrategystrike outsubterfugeswingtactictacticstake a crack atthrusttraptricktrickeryvarnishveilwhizzerwilewily devicewindow dressing
Noun(12 words)
Verb(2 words)
outmaneuverstage a hoax
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9 entriesbody feintfeint of disinterestfeint of ignorancefencing feintleft feintlunging feintpolitical feintright feintsocial feint
Collocations
9 entriesfeint attackfeint gesturefeint in fencingfeint movefeint movementfeint to misleadfeint to the leftfeint to the rightleft feint
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
19 total sentences available.
Mary made a feint to Tom's right, then struck a blow of her sword to his left arm.
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In October, Friburg had been taken by a Feint of the Duke of Crequi, before the Duke of Lorrain cou'd come to relieve it; […]
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Nothing could be more uncertain than the intentions of the French marshal [André Masséna], and Lord Wellington [Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington] felt, that by an incautious movement, his army must be seriously committed—Massena's retreat might only be a feint to draw the allies from their position—while by turning Monte Junta, he might make a sudden rush on Torres Vedras.
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