faked

adjective

ˈfākd 

: made, done, or altered with intent to deceive: such as

a

: forged sense 2

discovered the faked documents

Unsuspecting users click on this faked site instead of the real site.

—Bruce Schneier

b

: simulated in order to deceive an opponent

a faked punt

His first outside shot, however, was blocked, but he came back with a faked shot and then a sweet bounce pass to O'Sullivan for a layup.

—Ira Berkow

Examples of faked in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What begins as a documentary on art forger Elmyr de Hory grows into something far trickier thanks to the presence of Clifford Irving, De Hory’s biographer, who would later gain notoriety for his own faked autobiography of Howard Hughes. —Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026

Adding a shot threat would only make that deception more dangerous, because a faked shot would elicit a reaction from his opponents and not simply a yawn. —Arpon Basu, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2026

Now consider just how few people would need to be involved to keep something as monumental as a faked assassination attempt on a presidential candidate a secret. —Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026

At times, this has led to erratic behavior and disastrous stunts, like a faked dog kidnapping. —Taylor Lorenz, Vanity Fair, 15 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for faked

• awaked
• unbaked
• ached
• baked
• braked
• caked
• flaked
• quaked
• raked
• slaked
• snaked
• staked