pretence vs feigning

pretence and feigning both are nouns.

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

As nouns, pretence and feigning are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of pretence include pretending, pretense, simulation.

As nouns, pretence and feigning are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of pretence include dissembling, pretense.

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