Synonyms of faked

faked 1 of 2

adjective

as in fake

Related Words

• fake
• feigned
• claimed
• phony
• misleading
• alleged
• pseudo
• purported
• pretended
• specious
• put-on
• professed
• imaginary
• deceptive
• illusory
• obvious
• manifest
• delusive
• illusive
• probable
• possible
• plausible
• delusory
• distinct
• likely
• so-called
• plain
• conceivable
• demonstrable
• visible
• presumed
• seeming
• external
• superficial
• outward
• apparent
• assumed
• evident
• ostensible
• clear
• supposed
• putative
• prima facie
• supposable
• reputed
• ostensive

Dissimilar Words

• hidden
• impossible
• improbable
• unlikely
• actual
• real
• implausible
• confirmed
• inconceivable
• genuine
• valid
• inapparent
• sure
• established
• validated
• authenticated
• substantiated
• verified
• corroborated

faked

2 of 2

verb

past tense of fake

1

as in forged

to imitate or copy especially in order to deceive

pranksters faked giant footprints and then claimed that they had seen Bigfoot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forged
• counterfeited
• simulated
• invented
• manipulated
• phonied
• reproduced
• duplicated
• replicated
• plagiarized
• fabricated
• concocted
• adulterated
• doctored
• cribbed
• juggled
• reduplicated
• tampered (with)
• cooked (up)
• fudged

2

as in pretended

to present a false appearance of

while running for class president, Dan was not above faking friendship with people just to get their votes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pretended
• simulated
• assumed
• feigned
• acted
• affected
• counterfeited
• passed (for)
• professed
• shammed
• bluffed
• forged
• dissembled
• made believe
• put on
• posed
• concealed
• masqueraded
• impersonated
• imitated
• played
• disguised
• camouflaged
• masked
• dissimulated
• let on
• feinted
• playacted
• malingered

3

as in concocted

to perform, make, or do without preparation

if you give me the gist of the plan, I can probably fake enough for the speech

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concocted
• devised
• improvised
• manufactured
• clapped (together or up)
• extemporized
• invented
• ad-libbed
• hatched
• thought (up)
• contrived
• fabricated
• cooked (up)
• dashed (off)
• made up
• cobbled (together or up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prepared
• arranged
• laid
• considered
• studied
• contemplated
• readied
• practiced
• exercised
• pondered
• rehearsed

4

as in evaded

to elude (an opponent in a sports contest) by making a deceptive or agile movement

the running back faked the defense by stepping to his left and then quickly cutting to the right

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evaded
• faked out
• dodged
• juked
• slipped
• deked
• sidestepped
• pump-faked
• stutter-stepped
• maneuvered (around)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of faked

Adjective

These films are usually a blend of real and faked footage, with Faces of Death leaning much more toward the latter. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026

But eradicating faked injuries is the change that stands to have the biggest positive impact on the sport. — Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa News, 20 Aug. 2025

Verb

Instead, quarterback Josh Hoover faked a handoff, the receivers sprinted downfield, and Nick Marsh came wide open for a 44-yard touchdown pass that proved the game-winner. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026

Hoover faked a handoff, drawing in the defense, and Marsh got behind the secondary. — ABC News, 10 Oct. 2026

With the Seminoles staring at the end zone from the 4-yard line, Daniels faked the pitch left, kept the football and charged straight up the middle, steamrolling through Virginia safety Christian Ellis before crashing into the end zone. — Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026

Jones blitzed from the right side of the Rams’ formation and initially moved toward running back Blake Corum as Stafford faked a handoff. — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

On a first-and-goal play from the 6-yard line, Williams faked a handoff and wheeled around to his left. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

His second touchdown occurred in the third quarter on a nifty play design in which the Giants faked a pick play from the 2-yard line, leaving Likely uncovered right in front of the end zone. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 Sep. 2026

Does your crazy uncle really believe that the moon landing was faked? — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2026

However, some of the scenes are known to have been staged or faked, leading some critics to wonder whether other parts of the film were bogus or embellished. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026