fake
fake/fāk/
adjective
not genuine; counterfeit.
"fake designer clothing"
synonyms: forgery, counterfeit, copy, sham, fraud, hoax, imitation, mock-up, dummy, reproduction, lookalike, likeness, phoney, pirate, knockoff, rip-off, dupe, forged, fraudulent, false, bogus, spurious, pseudo, worthless, invalid, dud, artificial, synthetic, simulated, replica, ersatz, plastic, man-made, mock, so-called, pretend, fakey
noun
a thing that is not genuine; a forgery or sham.
"the painting was a fake"
synonyms: forgery, counterfeit, copy, sham, fraud, hoax, imitation, mock-up, dummy, reproduction, lookalike, likeness, phoney, pirate, knockoff, rip-off, dupe
verb
forge or counterfeit (something).
"the woman faked her spouse's signature"
synonyms: forge, counterfeit, falsify, sham, feign, mock up, copy, reproduce, replicate, doctor, alter, tamper with, tinker with, pirate, fiddle (with)
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fake implies an imitation of or substitution for the genuine but does not necessarily imply dishonesty. these jewels are fakes; the real ones are in the vault.
a person who fakes; faker: The doctor with the reputed cure for cancer proved to be a fake. Synonyms: deceiver, charlatan, quack, impostor, ...
Synonyms for FAKE: faux, synthetic, simulated, artificial, dummy, imitation, false, mock; Antonyms of FAKE: real, genuine, natural, true, legitimate, ...
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fake noun [C] (SPORTS) ... a movement that is made in order to deceive an opponent : He picked up some new moves, such as jukes and fakes, by watching film while ...
Other forms: faked; fakes; faking. You should have known that copy of the "Declaration of Independence" was a fake when you saw it was signed by "Jon ...
fake · adjective as in false, imitation. Compare Synonyms. Synonyms Antonyms. Strongest matches. bogus · counterfeit · fabricated · noun as in imposter, copy.