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fake

/feɪ̯k/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable

Fake means: a person who makes deceitful pretenses.

Synonyms for fake36

noun, as in a person who makes deceitful pretenses

imposter, impostor, pretender, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player

noun, as in something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

sham, postiche

noun, as in (football) a deceptive move made by a football player

juke

verb, as in tamper, with the purpose of deception

fudge, manipulate, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent

verb, as in speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths

talk through one's hat, bullshit, bull

verb, as in make a copy of with the intent to deceive

forge, counterfeit

adjective, as in fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

bogus, phony, phoney, bastard, counterfeit, imitative

adjective, as in not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

false, faux, imitation, simulated, artificial, unreal

also used for fake

pass off, pose

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What does fake mean?8

noun

1

a person who makes deceitful pretenses

2

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

3

(football) a deceptive move made by a football player

adjective

1

fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

2

not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article“it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur”

verb

1

tamper, with the purpose of deception“Fudge the figures”

2

speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths“The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it”

3

make a copy of with the intent to deceive“he faked the signature”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with fake?26

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All 26 rhymes for fake, grouped by syllable

Fake in a sentence

  • I wore a vampire costume, and had fake fangs.AlanF_US
  • A large, fake, furry spider with red eyes was hanging from the ceiling.hecko
  • Rodrigo was subjected to cyberbullying, with individuals creating fake accounts to further torment him.Amastan
  • You don't need to be perfect, just don't be fake.particle
  • His fake accent is atrocious, even if he can roll his r's.Babelball
  • If you don't think you've ever fallen for fake news, you definitely have.rul
  • Love can be fake, but hate is real.soliloquist
  • That girl at the bar gave you a fake phone number, didn't she?CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of fake

as a noun

plural
fakes

as a verb

past tense
faked
present participle
faking
third-person singular
fakes
past participle
faked