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Detailed Synonyms for fake in English

fake:

fake adj

  1. fake
  2. fake
  3. fake
    – fraudulent; having a misleading appearance 1
    fake; bastard; phoney; bogus; phony
    – fraudulent; having a misleading appearance 1
  4. fake
    – not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article 1
    fake; false; imitation; simulated; faux
    – not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article 1
    • fake adj
      • it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur1
    • false adj
      • false teeth1
    • imitation adj
      • decorated with imitation palm leaves1
    • simulated adj
      • a purse of simulated alligator hide1
    • faux adj
      • faux pearls1

fake [the ~] noun

  1. the fake
    the imitation; the counterfeit; the forgery; the fake; the falsification; the adulteration
  2. the fake
    the forgery; the counterfeit; the adulteration; the forging; the fake
  3. the fake
    – (football) a deceptive move made by a football player 1
    the fake; the juke
    – (football) a deceptive move made by a football player 1
  4. the fake
    – something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be 1
    the fake; the sham; the postiche
    – something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be 1

to fake verb (fakes, faked, faking)

  1. to fake
    – speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths 1
    to fake; bull; to bullshit; talk through one's hat
    – speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths 1
    • fake verb (fakes, faked, faking)
      • The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it1
    • bull verb
    • bullshit verb (bullshits, bullshitted, bullshitting)
  2. to fake
    – make a copy of with the intent to deceive 1
    to forge; to counterfeit; to fake
    – make a copy of with the intent to deceive 1
    • forge verb (forges, forged, forging)
      • She forged a Green Card1
    • counterfeit verb (counterfeits, counterfeited, counterfeiting)
      • they counterfeited dollar bills1
    • fake verb (fakes, faked, faking)
      • he faked the signature1
  3. to fake
    – tamper, with the purpose of deception 1
    to fake; to cook; to falsify; to manipulate; fudge; misrepresent; wangle
    – tamper, with the purpose of deception 1
    • fake verb (fakes, faked, faking)
    • cook verb (cooks, cooked, cooking)
      • cook the books1
    • falsify verb (falsifies, falsified, falsifying)
      • falsify the data1
    • manipulate verb (manipulates, manipulated, manipulating)
    • fudge verb
    • wangle verb

Conjugations for fake:

present
  1. fake
  2. fake
  3. fakes
  4. fake
  5. fake
  6. fake
simple past
  1. faked
  2. faked
  3. faked
  4. faked
  5. faked
  6. faked
present perfect
  1. have faked
  2. have faked
  3. has faked
  4. have faked
  5. have faked
  6. have faked
past continuous
  1. was faking
  2. were faking
  3. was faking
  4. were faking
  5. were faking
  6. were faking
future
  1. shall fake
  2. will fake
  3. will fake
  4. shall fake
  5. will fake
  6. will fake
continuous present
  1. am faking
  2. are faking
  3. is faking
  4. are faking
  5. are faking
  6. are faking
subjunctive
  1. be faked
  2. be faked
  3. be faked
  4. be faked
  5. be faked
  6. be faked
diverse
  1. fake!
  2. let's fake!
  3. faked
  4. faking
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "fake":

  1. fraudulent; having a misleading appearance1
  2. not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article1
    • it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur1
  3. (football) a deceptive move made by a football player1
  4. something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be1
  5. speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths1
    • The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it1
  6. make a copy of with the intent to deceive1
    • he faked the signature1
  7. tamper, with the purpose of deception1

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