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1. | [ adjective ] fraudulent; having a misleading appearance | |
Synonyms: | phony bogus bastard phoney | |
Related terms: | counterfeit | |
2. | [ noun ] something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be | |
Synonyms: | sham postiche | |
Related terms: | imitation fake_book feign forge | |
3. | [ verb ] make a copy of with the intent to deceive | |
Synonyms: | forge counterfeit | |
Examples: | "he faked the signature" "they counterfeited dollar bills" She forged a Green Card" |
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Related terms: | re-create forger fakery forgery | |
4. | [ noun ] (football) a deceptive move made by a football player | |
Synonyms: | juke | |
Related terms: | feint football | |
5. | [ verb ] fake or falsify | |
Synonyms: | manipulate falsify cook wangle misrepresent fudge | |
Examples: | "Fudge the figures" "cook the books" "falsify the data" |
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Related terms: | cheat juggle fabricate imposter misrepresentation falsification falsifier misrepresentaation fakery | |
6. | [ adjective ] not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article | |
Synonyms: | simulated imitation faux false | |
Examples: | "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" |
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Related terms: | artificial | |
7. | [ verb ] talk through one's hat | |
Synonyms: | bullshit bull waffle | |
Examples: | "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it" |
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Related terms: | feign bull | |
8. | [ noun ] a person who makes deceitful pretenses | |
Synonyms: | fraud faker pseud shammer impostor sham pseudo role_player pretender imposter | |
Related terms: | deceiver name_dropper namedropper ringer feign dissemble waffle simulate fudge | |
Similar spelling: |
faze face Facey Faz fax faq fag Faux Fahs Fagg Faas |