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List of meaning for fake

fake, sham, postiche(noun)

something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player(noun)

a person who makes deceitful pretenses

juke, fake(adj)

(football) a deceptive move made by a football player

bogus, fake, phony, phoney, bastard(adj)

fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated(verb)

not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

"it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide"

forge, fake, counterfeit(verb)

make a copy of with the intent to deceive

"he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"

fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent(verb)

tamper, with the purpose of deception

"Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"

talk through one's hat, bullshit, bull, fake(verb)

speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths

"The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it"

being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials

opposed to the unnecessary killing of animals, she'll consider wearing only fake furs

being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud

arrested for peddling "designer" watches that were fake

lacking in natural or spontaneous quality

the boss's pitiful attempts at humor were met with fake laughter

not being or expressing what one appears to be or express

the fake friendliness of the sales rep made me want to gag

an imitation that is passed off as genuine

experts declared that one of the museum's prized paintings was actually a fake

one who makes false claims of identity or expertise

a hidden-camera investigation revealed that the so-called psychic was a fake

to imitate or copy especially in order to deceive

pranksters faked giant footprints and then claimed that they had seen Bigfoot

to present a false appearance of

while running for class president, Dan was not above faking friendship with people just to get their votes

to perform, make, or do without preparation

if you give me the gist of the plan, I can probably fake enough for the speech

to elude (an opponent in a sports contest) by making a deceptive or agile movement

the running back faked the defense by stepping to his left and then quickly cutting to the right

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