fake
[verb]
Synonyms:
- forge, copy, counterfeit, fabricate, feign, pretend, put on, sham, simulate
[noun]
Synonyms:
- impostor, charlatan, copy, forgery, fraud, hoax, imitation, reproduction, sham
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- artificial, counterfeit, false, forged, imitation, mock, phoney or phony (informal), sham

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Contrasted words: bona fide, genuine
Related Words: fabricated, forged, concocted, framed, invented

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English Thesaurus: artificial, synthetic, man-made, fake, imitation, ...

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I. fake¹ /feɪk/ noun [countable]

1. a copy of a valuable object, painting etc that is intended to deceive people Antonym : original:
The painting was judged a fake.
Jones can spot a fake from 20 feet away.

2. someone who is not what they claim to be or does not have the skills they say they have:
Her psychologist turned out to be a fake.

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II. fake² adjective [usually before noun]

1. made to look like a real material or object in order to deceive people Antonym : genuine:
fake fur
a fake ID card
a fake 20 dollar bill

2. not real and seeming to be something it is not, in order to deceive people Synonym : false:
I gave a fake name.
She was speaking with a fake German accent.
a fake smile of friendliness

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III. fake³ verb
[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: Probably from German fegen 'to sweep, polish']

1. [transitive] to make something seem real in order to deceive people:
She faked her father’s signature on the cheque.
The insurance company suspected that he had faked his own death.
The results of the experiments were faked.

2. [intransitive and transitive] to pretend to be ill, interested etc when you are not:
I thought he was really hurt but he was faking it.

3. [intransitive and transitive] to pretend to move in one direction, but then move in another, especially when playing sport:
He faked a pass.
fake somebody ↔ out phrasal verb American English
to deceive someone by making them think you are planning to do something when you are really planning to do something else

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artificial not real or natural, but made to look or work like something real or natural:
artificial flowers
He was given an artificial heart.
synthetic made using chemical processes rather than by natural processes:
synthetic fabrics
a synthetic version of the drug
man-made made by people – used especially about geographical features and materials:
a man-made lake
man-made fibres
fake made to look or seem like something else, especially in order to deceive people:
a fake passport
fake fur
imitation made to look like something, but not real – used especially about guns, jewellery, and leather:
imitation firearms
imitation pearls
false artificial – used especially about teeth, eyelashes, and beards:
a set of false teeth
simulated not real, but made to look, sound, or feel real, especially by means of special computers or machines:
a simulated space flight
virtual made, done, seen etc on a computer, rather than in the real world:
a virtual tour of the garden

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false not real, but intended to seem real and deceive people:
He uses a false name.
fake made to look or seem like something else, especially something worth a lot more money:
fake fur
a fake Rolex watch
fake designer goods
a fake $100 bill
forged a forged official document or bank note has been illegally made to look like a real one:
a forged passport
a forged £50 note
counterfeit /ˈkaʊntəfɪt $ -tər-/ counterfeit money or goods have been illegally made to look exactly like something else:
How do you detect counterfeit currency?
counterfeit drugs
imitation made to look real – used especially about guns, bombs etc or about materials:
The two men used an imitation firearm to carry out the robbery.
imitation leather/silk/silver
phoney/phony /ˈfəʊni $ ˈfoʊ-/ disapproving informal false – used when you think someone is deliberately trying to deceive people:
She put on a phoney New York accent.
The doctors were accused of supplying phoney medical certificates.
There’s something phoney about him.
phony advertisements
spurious /ˈspjʊəriəs $ ˈspjʊr-/ false and giving a wrong impression about someone or something:
spurious claims
That’s a spurious argument.
The company was trying to get some spurious respectability by using our name.

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