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   Fake

   /fāk/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not genuine; counterfeit: "fake designer clothing" Similar forgerycounterfeitcopyshamfraudhoaximitationmock-updummyreproductionlookalikelikenessinformal:phoneypirateknockoffrip-offdupecounterfeitforgedfraudulentshamimitationfalsebogusspuriouspseudoworthlessinvalidinformal:phoneydudimitationartificialsyntheticsimulatedreproductionreplicaersatzplasticman-madedummyfalsemockshambogusso-calledinformal:pretendphoneyfakeypseudoOpposite genuinegenuine
   • ▪ (of a person) claiming to be something that one is not: "a fake doctor" Similar charlatanquackmountebankshamfraudhumbugimpostorpretendermasqueraderhoodwinkerhoaxercheatcheaterdeceiverdissemblertricksterconfidence tricksterfraudsterinformal:phoneycon mancon artistdated:confidence man

   noun

   • 1. a thing that is not genuine; a forgery or sham: "the painting was a fake" Similar forgerycounterfeitcopyshamfraudhoaximitationmock-updummyreproductionlookalikelikenessinformal:phoneypirateknockoffrip-offdupe
   • ▪ a person who appears or claims to be something that they are not: "I felt sure that some of the nuns were fakes" Similar charlatanquackmountebankshamfraudhumbugimpostorpretendermasqueraderhoodwinkerhoaxercheatcheaterdeceiverdissemblertricksterconfidence tricksterfraudsterinformal:phoneycon mancon artistdated:confidence man

   verb

   • 1. forge or counterfeit (something): "the woman faked her spouse's signature" Similar forgecounterfeitfalsifyshamfeignmock upcopyreproducereplicatedoctoraltertamper withtinker withinformal:piratefiddle (with)
   • ▪ pretend to feel or suffer from (an emotion or illness): "he had begun to fake a bad stomachache" Similar feignedfakedput-onassumedimprovisedinventedaffectedpseudoinsincereunconvincingartificialimitationmockshaminformal:phoneyfakeypseudpretendcodfeignpretendsimulateshamput onmake-believeaffectgive the appearance ofmake a show ofmake a pretense ofgo through the motions ofOpposite authentic
   • ▪ make (an event) appear to happen: "he faked his own death" Similar feignpretendsimulateshamput onmake-believeaffectgive the appearance ofmake a show ofmake a pretense ofgo through the motions of
   • ▪ improvise: "he fakes the melody line of a standard tune"

   Word Origin late 18th century (originally slang): origin uncertain; perhaps ultimately related to German fegen ‘sweep, thrash’. Compare with fig2.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fakery noun

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   • Some common synonyms of fake are counterfeit, fraud, humbug, imposture, and sham. While all these words mean "a thing made to seem other than it is," fake implies an imitation of or substitution for the genuine but does not necessarily imply dishonesty. When could counterfeit be used to replace fake?

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   The meaning of FAKE is not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit, sham. How to use fake in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Fake.

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   Fake describes something as not being real or as being an imitation that is designed to trick someone into thinking it is real or original. Fake also refers to a forgery or copy and is used to mean to pretend.

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   Something that's fake isn't authentic. A person who falsely claims to be, feel, or do something can be said to be fake . When your friend acts sweet but spreads rumors about you behind your back, you can call her a fake.

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   3 days ago · A fake is something that is fake. It is filled with famous works of art, and every one of them is a fake. 2. verb. If someone fakes something, they try to make it look valuable or genuine, although in fact it is not. It's safer to fake a tan with make-up than spend a lot of time in the sun. [VERB noun]

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   Synonyms for FAKE: faux, synthetic, simulated, artificial, dummy, imitation, false, mock; Antonyms of FAKE: real, genuine, natural, true, legitimate, authentic, bona fide, valuable.

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    The term fake news means “news articles that are intentionally and verifiably false” [1] designed to manipulate people’s perceptions of real facts, events, and statements.