Synonyms of faking

faking

verb

present participle of fake

1

as in forging

to imitate or copy especially in order to deceive

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forging
• counterfeiting
• simulating
• inventing
• manipulating
• phonying
• reproducing
• duplicating
• replicating
• plagiarizing
• fabricating
• adulterating
• juggling
• cribbing
• concocting
• doctoring
• tampering (with)
• cooking (up)
• fudging
• reduplicating

2

as in pretending

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

• pretending
• simulating
• assuming
• feigning
• acting
• affecting
• passing (for)
• bluffing
• professing
• shamming
• counterfeiting
• dissembling
• concealing
• posing
• forging
• putting on
• playing
• imitating
• making believe
• masquerading
• impersonating
• disguising
• masking
• dissimulating
• playacting
• camouflaging
• malingering
• letting on
• feinting

3

as in concocting

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

• concocting
• devising
• improvising
• manufacturing
• extemporizing
• clapping (together or up)
• inventing
• ad-libbing
• hatching
• thinking (up)
• fabricating
• cooking (up)
• contriving
• making up
• dashing (off)
• cobbling (together or up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• preparing
• arranging
• laying
• studying
• considering
• contemplating
• practicing
• readying
• exercising
• pondering
• rehearsing

4

as in evading

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

• evading
• dodging
• juking
• faking out
• slipping
• dekeing
• sidestepping
• pump-faking
• maneuvering (around)
• stutter-stepping

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of faking

The cases target people the department accuses of concealing criminal activity, faking their identities or lying to the government to get their citizenship. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

This multitasking under-eye concealer is a three-in-one step for faking a full night’s sleep while still getting all the skin care benefits. — Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 7 Oct. 2026

Verity has somehow been faking a persistive vegetative state. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

Fooling hapless web surfers into giving away their credentials by faking secure websites is easy, by comparison. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026

Demand Deterministic Data AI bots are getting scary good at faking views, especially on CTV. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Kiffin modernized Alabama, then was accused of faking injuries to slow down Tennessee. — Matt Baker, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Although Bianchi initially attempted to establish an insanity defense, he was found to have been faking a diagnosis. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

On fourth-and-1, Miller kept it after faking a handoff inside and appeared to have space to pick up the first. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026