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as in counterfeit
being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud
arrested for peddling "designer" watches that were fake
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as in synthetic
being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials
opposed to the unnecessary killing of animals, she'll consider wearing only fake furs
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as in mock
lacking in natural or spontaneous quality
the boss's pitiful attempts at humor were met with fake laughter
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as in double
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express
the fake friendliness of the sales rep made me want to gag
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as in hoax
an imitation that is passed off as genuine
experts declared that one of the museum's prized paintings was actually a fake
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as in fraud
one who makes false claims of identity or expertise
a hidden-camera investigation revealed that the so-called psychic was a fake
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as in to counterfeit
to imitate or copy especially in order to deceive
pranksters faked giant footprints and then claimed that they had seen Bigfoot
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as in to pretend
to present a false appearance of
while running for class president, Dan was not above faking friendship with people just to get their votes
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as in to concoct
to perform, make, or do without preparation
if you give me the gist of the plan, I can probably fake enough for the speech
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as in to evade
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
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as in deception
the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery
if the product were any good, the company wouldn't have to resort to fakery to get people to buy it
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Recent Examples of fake
Gabrielle Fonrouge,paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Stop wasting time building fake relationships.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Pete Sampson, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately a recent deep fake has come in the guise of a friend.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
The attack relies on ClickFix tactics, where victims searching for Mac troubleshooting help are lured to fake websites or GitHub repositories.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Anne Carson, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
The fakery made the effects of the global financial crisis of 2008 and 2009 significantly worse in Greece.
—Luciana Lopez, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
When platforms comply with certain anti-counterfeiting measures, they could be shielded from liability if a seller offers a fake product.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Stop wasting time building fake relationships.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
On the game-winning extra point, Notre Dame kept Luke Talich and Leonard Moore back to … protect against a fake?
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately a recent deep fake has come in the guise of a friend.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
What could be more authentically Eighties than a high-school girl who’s never tasted anything tripper than root beer going onstage to fake her way through a John Lennon acid freakout with the Rocket Man and the Piano Man?
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
The attack relies on ClickFix tactics, where victims searching for Mac troubleshooting help are lured to fake websites or GitHub repositories.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
Fakery that is part of the story, and fakery added on by real life.
—Anne Carson, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
The fakery made the effects of the global financial crisis of 2008 and 2009 significantly worse in Greece.
—Luciana Lopez, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fake
Adjective
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The 20 counterfeit products CNBC tested for its investigation.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,Paige Tortorelli,
CNBC,
19 Sep. 2025
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The people who chased and shot at former Denver Broncos player Josh Reynolds and his two friends last year mistook the trio for people who’d used counterfeit money to purchase $250,000 worth of cocaine in an earlier drug deal, according to court records.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
19 Sep. 2025
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Getty Images That upward trajectory stands in contrast to the United States, where life expectancy virtually flatlined during the 2010s and even dipped slightly on occasions during the 2010s—a trend blamed in large part on a surge in deaths from overdoses from the synthetic opioid fentanyl.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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McCurdy and his team there have watched the kratom market shift from simple leaf powder to concentrated extracts and now to semi-synthetic compounds like 7-OH.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
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Learners also engaged in mock sales calls with members of the Hawks’ sales staff, receiving real-time feedback in small breakout rooms.—
Ryan Stowers,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Analysts Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo in their latest 2026 mock draft have Peterson edging out BYU’s AJ Dybantsa, Duke’s Cameron Boozer and Tennessee’s Nate Ament for the top spot.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The score remained that way until the eighth when Ramírez sparked a two-out rally with a double.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
20 Sep. 2025
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Guzman drew a leadoff walk, Bryce Teodosio singled and Nolan Schanuel drove them both in with a double to right.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Cleveland’s magical run continued Tuesday night, as the Guardians rallied to beat Tarik Skubal and the Detroit Tigers 5-2 and forge a tie for first place in the AL Central.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Since launching the Sami Miro Vintage brand in 2016 the designer has forged many collaborations, including with Levi’s, Iro and even dating app Tinder.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Which is to say that to dream the impossible dream is one thing, but to pretend that its reality is quite another.—
Ed Simon
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Even the generative AIs that pretend to make new things today are merely regurgitating words, phrases, and pictures that were created and shared by people.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
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Orbán has long sought to consolidate his power through concocting scapegoats for Hungary’s ills.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Synthetic dyes are generally made from petroleum and concocted in labs.—
Alice Park,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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Their words will have bolstered his belief, giving him the confidence to show for and collect the ball again in the defensive third just after the break, using a combination of touches and pauses to evade Brentford pressure before making a more assured sideways pass this time.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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Herbert was scrambling again, evading defensive end Zach Allen and slinging it right-handed from the 25-yard line while running to his left, just before linebacker Nik Bonitto drove him to the ground.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Fake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fake. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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