pretense vs feigning

pretense and feigning both are nouns.

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

As nouns, pretense and feigning are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of pretense include pretence, pretending, simulation.

As nouns, pretense and feigning are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of pretense include dissembling, pretence.

pretense (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