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

Reports of guns, faked voter registration documents, gift card payments for forgeries. — Philip Elliott, Time, 17 July 2026

When content becomes impossible to separate, the one thing left that cannot be faked, automated, or scaled is showing up in person. — Taylor Reilly, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Parker was a mother of two children who faked a pregnancy while in a relationship with Wade Griffin in 2020. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

Many of these important pieces ended up in museums around the world thanks to art dealers who either faked provenance papers or smuggled them out of the country. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 June 2026

The new Netflix documentary, released last week, tells the gruesome tale of Taylor Parker, who in 2020 faked a pregnancy, then murdered Reagan Simmons-Hancock to steal her unborn baby. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 18 June 2026

The new Netflix documentary Maternal Instinct details the chilling 2020 murder of Reagan Simmons-Hancock at the hands of Taylor Parker, who faked a pregnancy for 10 months before attempting to steal Simmons-Hancock’s unborn child. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026

Speaking to local media at the time, Allman denied the ads were his, accusing his opponent of lying and suggesting evidence submitted to regulators had been faked. — Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2026

Miguel Andujar hit a light chopper to third baseman Alec Bohm, who faked a throw to first and Tatis was tagged out in a rundown to end the inning. — CBS News, 3 June 2026