Definition of fake
: counterfeit, sham
- He was wearing a fake mustache.
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Examples of fake in a Sentence
That blood is clearly fake.
He was wearing a fake mustache.
Origin and Etymology of fake
origin unknown
fake Synonyms
Synonyms
affected, artificial, assumed, bogus, contrived, factitious, false, feigned, forced, mechanical, mock, phony (also phoney), plastic, pretended, pseudo, put-on, sham, simulated, strained, unnatural;
Antonyms
artless, genuine, natural, spontaneous, unaffected, uncontrived, unfeigned, unforced;
Near Antonyms
authentic, bona fide, real, realistic, right, true;
honest, ingenuous, sincere, unpretending;
easy, effortless, smooth;
extemporaneous, impromptu, impulsive, instinctive, unconscious, unprompted, unrehearsed, unstudied;
Related Words
automatic, canned, concocted, fabricated, hokey, labored, manufactured, pat, unauthentic, unreal, unrealistic;
double-dealing, empty, facile, hollow, hypocritical, insincere, left-handed, mealy, mealymouthed, two-faced, unctuous;
exaggerated, histrionic, melodramatic, overacted, overdone, theatrical (also theatric);
cute, cutesy, genteel, goody-goody, mincing, overrefined, simpering;
conventional, formal, impersonal, inflexible, rigid, stiff, stylized, wooden;
artful, calculated, conscious, cultivated, deliberate, premeditated, studied;
Definition of fake
: one that is not what it purports to be: such as
a
: a worthless imitation passed off as genuine
- The signature was a fake.
c
: a simulated movement in a sports contest (such as a pretended kick, pass, or jump or a quick movement in one direction before going in another) designed to deceive an opponent
d
: a device or apparatus used by a magician to achieve the illusion of magic in a trick
Origin and Etymology of fake
Synonym Discussion of fake
imposture, fraud, sham, fake, humbug, counterfeit mean a thing made to seem other than it is. imposture applies to any situation in which a spurious object or performance is passed off as genuine.
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- their claim of environmental concern is an imposture
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- the diary was exposed as a fraud
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- condemned the election as a sham
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- these jewels are fakes; the real ones are in the vault
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- creating publicity by foisting humbugs on a gullible public
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- 20-dollar bills that were counterfeits
Definition of fake
faked;
faking
2
: counterfeit, simulate, concoct
- faked a heart attack
3
: to deceive (an opponent) in a sports contest by means of a fake (see 2fake c)
1
: to engage in faking something : pretend
—sometimes used with it
- if you don't have the answers, fake it
2
: to give a fake to an opponent
- The runner faked left and then cut to the right.
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faker
nounOrigin and Etymology of fake
see 1fake
NEW! Time Traveler
First Known Use: 1851
in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
See Words from the same yearDefinition of fake
: one loop of a coil (as of ship's rope or a fire hose) coiled free for running
First Known Use of fake
1627
Origin and Etymology of fake
Middle English
NEW! Time Traveler
First Known Use: 15th century
in the meaning defined above
See Words from the same yearFAKE Defined for English Language Learners
fake
Definition of fake for English Language Learners
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: not true or real : meant to look real or genuine but not real or genuine
FAKE Defined for Kids
Definition of fake for Students
: not true or real
- The fake spider frightened me.
Definition of fake for Students
: a person or thing that is not really what is pretended
- The diamond is a fake.
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