feigning vs pretense

feigning and pretense both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
feigning	Yes	No	No	No
pretense	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, feigning and pretense are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of feigning include pretence, pretending, simulation.

As nouns, feigning and pretense are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of feigning include dissembling, pretence.

feigning (noun)	pretense (noun)
the act of giving a false appearance	the act of giving a false appearance
pretending with intention to deceive	a false or unsupportable quality
	an artful or simulated semblance
	imaginative intellectual play
	pretending with intention to deceive