act ignorant

Frequency: 6.27.5 per million words

to behave as if one does not know something

ignorantVERBS + ignorant

Categories:

act

Examples (10)

  • I decided to continue acting ignorant, just to make fun of her.
  • He chose to act ignorant when asked about the missing documents.
  • Don't act ignorant; I know you understand what's happening.
  • She often acts ignorant to avoid responsibilities.
  • They tried to act ignorant about the rules, but everyone knew they were familiar with them.
  • Why do you always act ignorant when it comes to chores?
  • By acting ignorant, he hoped to get more information from them.
  • Sometimes it's easier to just act ignorant and let others figure it out.
  • He's not really clueless; he just likes to act ignorant sometimes.
  • She used to act ignorant in class to avoid answering questions.