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

Mateer faked a handoff and a reverse to Sategna and quickly flipped it to a wide-open Hayden Hansen for a 3-yard TD pass and a 10-0 lead. — ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026

You probably wouldn’t be surprised to hear that more than half of women surveyed admit to having faked an orgasm at some point, given how often those performances are referenced in TV shows and movies. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 4 Nov. 2026

The Chiefs only trailed 3-0 at the time and had a second-and-10 play from the Seahawks’ 46-yard line when Mahomes faked a pitch to the right and rolled left. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026

An economic model to forecast what a market or a buyer is likely to do, which cannot be faked by a chatbot with a confident tone. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, the mercurial Sellers fired the producers and faked a heart attack to get time off. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026

Something to appeal to the crowd who still loves the sound of an engine resonating pipework, but doesn’t want it to be faked via speakers. — New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026

In the fourth quarter against Detroit, Young faked a handoff to Chuba Hubbard, moved laterally to his left and then toward the line of scrimmage before hitting Mitch Evans running an over route for 8 yards. — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 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