ADJECTIVE | all | fake, bogus, phony, phoney, bastard | fraudulent |
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all | fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated | not genuine or real | |
VERB | creation | fake, forge, counterfeit | make a copy of with the intent to deceive |
social | fake, fudge, manipulate, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent | tamper, with the purpose of deception | |
communication | fake, talk through one's hat, bullshit, bull | speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths | |
NOUN | artifact | fake, sham, postiche | something that is a counterfeit |
person | fake, imposter, impostor, pretender, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player | a person who makes deceitful pretenses | |
act | fake, juke | (football) a deceptive move made by a football player |
Sounds | fey'k | |
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Rhymes | ache ... wake / Wake: 58 rhymes with eyk... |
Meaning | fraudulent; having a misleading appearance. | |
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Synonyms | bogus, phony, phoney, bastard | |
Broader | counterfeit, imitative | not genuine |
Spanish | adulterado, falsificado, falso, trapicheado | |
Catalan | farsant, fill de puta | |
Nouns | fake | a person who makes deceitful pretenses |
Meaning | not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article. | |
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Example | "it isn't fake anything | |
Synonyms | false, faux, imitation, simulated | |
Broader | artificial, unreal | contrived by art rather than nature |
Spanish | artificial, falsificado, falso, imitado | |
Catalan | artificial, fals, falsejat, falsificat, imitat | |
Nouns | fake | something that is a counterfeit |
Meaning | Something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be. | |
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Synonyms | sham, postiche | |
Narrower | Potemkin village | Something that seems impressive but in fact lacks substance |
fake book | A fake in the form of an imitation book | |
Broader | imitation | Something copied or derived from an original |
Spanish | impostura | |
Catalan | impostura | |
Adjectives | fake | not genuine or real |
Verbs | fake | speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths |
fake | make a copy of with the intent to deceive | |
fake | tamper, with the purpose of deception |
Meaning | A person who makes deceitful pretenses. | |
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Synonyms | imposter, impostor, pretender, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player | |
Narrower | name dropper | someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends |
ringer | A contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses | |
Broader | deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker | someone who leads you to believe something that is not true |
Spanish | embaucador, embustero, farsante, impostora, impostor, simulador | |
Catalan | engalipador, ensibornador, entabanador, farsaire, farsant, impostor, pseudo | |
Adjectives | fake | fraudulent |
Verbs | fake | make a copy of with the intent to deceive |
fake | tamper, with the purpose of deception |
Meaning | (football) a deceptive move made by a football player. | |
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Synonym | juke | |
Category | football, football game | Any of various games / games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal |
Broader | feint | Any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack) |
Spanish | amago, simulacro |
Meaning | make a copy of with the intent to deceive. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "he faked the signature" | |
Synonyms | forge, counterfeit | |
Broader | re-create | create anew |
Spanish | contrahacer, falsear, falsificar, forjar | |
Catalan | falsar, falsejar, falsificar, forjar | |
Nouns | fake | something that is a counterfeit |
fake | a person who makes deceitful pretenses | |
fakery | the act of faking / faking (or the product of faking / faking) |
Meaning | Tamper, with the purpose of deception. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonyms | fudge, manipulate, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent | |
Narrower | juggle | manipulate by or as if by moving around components |
Broader | cheat, chisel | Engage in deceitful behavior |
Spanish | adulterar, desfigurar, falsear, falsificar, fingir, hacer trampa, manipular, tergiversar | |
Catalan | falsejar, falsificar, tergiversar | |
Nouns | fake | something that is a counterfeit |
fake, faker | a person who makes deceitful pretenses | |
fakery | the act of faking / faking (or the product of faking / faking) |
Meaning | Speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s on something | |
Example | "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it" | |
Synonyms | talk through one's hat, bullshit, bull | |
Broader | feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble | make believe with the intent to deceive / deceive |
Spanish | liar, parlotear | |
Catalan | mentir | |
Nouns | fake | something that is a counterfeit |
faker | a person who makes deceitful pretenses |
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