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an imitation that is passed off as genuine<experts declared that one of the museumʼs prized paintings was actually a fake>Synonymscounterfeit, forgery, hoax, humbug, phony (also phoney), shamRelated Wordscopy, reproduction; dummy; fraud, imposture, swindle; simulation, syntheticNear Antonymsoriginal
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one who makes false claims of identity or expertise<a hidden-camera investigation revealed that the so-called psychic was a fake>— see impostor
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