: 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
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
Ira BerkowExamples of faked in a Sentence
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He was also connected to Nessim Cohen, and had learned of the scandal of the faked carpet through that connection.
—Dorothy Armstrong
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
The five most faked brands, based on the total number of unidentified items by volume (not percentage), in the last year were Louis Vuitton, Prada, Gucci, Chanel and Saint Laurent.
—Alexandra Pastore, Footwear News, 11 June 2025
For these approximately 30 faked reviews, the number of my peers who have read fraudulent material written in my name really adds up.
—Bymartin Enserink, science.org, 3 Dec. 2024
Abu Hassan also suggested that the audio clip had been a faked pretext for the violence, saying this was really about settling old scores in the aftermath of Syria’s nearly 14-year civil war.
—Euan Ward, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Dorothy Armstrong
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
The five most faked brands, based on the total number of unidentified items by volume (not percentage), in the last year were Louis Vuitton, Prada, Gucci, Chanel and Saint Laurent.
—Alexandra Pastore, Footwear News, 11 June 2025
For these approximately 30 faked reviews, the number of my peers who have read fraudulent material written in my name really adds up.
—Bymartin Enserink, science.org, 3 Dec. 2024
Abu Hassan also suggested that the audio clip had been a faked pretext for the violence, saying this was really about settling old scores in the aftermath of Syria’s nearly 14-year civil war.
—Euan Ward, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Faked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faked. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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