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Meaning: Something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be Classified under: Nouns denoting man-made objects Synonyms: Hypernyms ("fake" is a kind of...): counterfeit; forgery; imitation (a copy that is represented as the original) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fake"): fake book (a fake in the form of an imitation book; used to fill bookcases of people who wish to appear scholarly)
Meaning: A person who makes deceitful pretenses Classified under: Nouns denoting people Synonyms: pseud; role player; impostor; imposter; faker; pseudo; sham; shammer; pretender; fraud; fake Hypernyms ("fake" is a kind of...): beguiler; cheat; cheater; deceiver; slicker; trickster (someone who leads you to believe something that is not true) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fake"): name dropper (someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends) ringer (a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses)
Meaning: (football) a deceptive move made by a football player Classified under: Nouns denoting acts or actions Synonyms: juke; fake Hypernyms ("fake" is a kind of...): feint (any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)) Domain category: football; football game (any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal)
Meaning: Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance Synonyms: phony; phoney; fake; bogus; bastard Similar: counterfeit; imitative (not genuine; imitating something superior)
Meaning: Not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article Synonyms: faux; imitation; simulated; fake; false Context examples: 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 Similar: artificial; unreal (contrived by art rather than nature)
Meaning: Make a copy of with the intent to deceive Classified under: Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing Synonyms: fake; counterfeit; forge Context examples: he faked the signature / they counterfeited dollar bills / She forged a Green Card Hypernyms (to "fake" is one way to...): re-create (create anew) Sentence frame: Somebody ----s something
Meaning: Fake or falsify Classified under: Verbs of political and social activities and events Synonyms: fudge; fake; falsify; misrepresent; wangle; manipulate; cook Context examples: Fudge the figures / cook the books / falsify the data Hypernyms (to "fake" is one way to...): cheat; chisel (engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud) Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fake"): juggle (manipulate by or as if by moving around components) Sentence frame: Somebody ----s something
Meaning: Talk through one's hat Classified under: Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing Synonyms: Context example: The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it Hypernyms (to "fake" is one way to...): affect; dissemble; feign; pretend; sham (make believe with the intent to deceive) Sentence frames: Somebody ----s "One doctor makes work for another." (English proverb) "Time is gold." (Albanian proverb) "The arrogant army will lose the battle for sure." (Chinese proverb) "At the end of many disasters, there's always an Italian." (Corsican proverb) Useful links: What does deceiver mean? trickster definition What does feint mean? imitative definition What does unreal mean?
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