fake
1. something that is a counterfeit;
not what it seems to be (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
sham, postiche
• Derivationally related forms:
sham (for: sham)
• Hypernyms:
imitation
• Hyponyms:
fake book, Potemkin village
2. a person who makes deceitful pretenses
• Syn:
imposter, impostor, pretender, faker, fraud,
sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player
• Derivationally related forms:
sham (for: shammer), sham (for: sham), fake (for: faker), pretend (for: pretender)
• Hypernyms:
deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker
• Hyponyms:
name dropper, ringer
3. (football) a deceptive move made by a football player
• Syn:
juke
• Topics:
football, football game
• Hypernyms:
feint
1. make a copy of with the intent to deceive (Freq. 1)
- he faked the signature
- they counterfeited dollar bills
- She forged a Green Card
• Syn:
forge, counterfeit
• Derivationally related forms:
counterfeiter (for: counterfeit), counterfeit (for: counterfeit), fakery, forger (for: forge), forgery (for: forge)
• Hypernyms:
re-create
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. tamper, with the purpose of deception
- Fudge the figures
- cook the books
- falsify the data
• Syn:
fudge, manipulate, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent
• See Also:
cook up (for: cook)
• Derivationally related forms:
misrepresentation (for: misrepresent), wangle (for: wangle), wangler (for: wangle), falsification (for: falsify), falsity (for: falsify), falsifier (for: falsify), faker, fakery
• Hypernyms:
cheat, chisel
• Hyponyms:
juggle
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s (for: manipulate)
- Somebody ----s (for: fudge)
3. speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
- The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it
• Syn:
talk through one's hat, bullshit, bull
• Derivationally related forms:
faker, bull (for: bull), bullshit (for: bullshit)
• Hypernyms:
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s on something
1. fraudulent;
having a misleading appearance (Freq. 7)
• Syn:
bogus, phony, phoney, bastard
• Similar to:
counterfeit, imitative
• Derivationally related forms:
bastard (for: bastard), phoney (for: phoney), phony (for: phony)
2. not genuine or real;
being an imitation of the genuine article
- 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
• Syn:
false, faux, imitation, simulated
• Similar to:
artificial, unreal
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