FAKING Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

faking

verb

present participle of fake

as in forging

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 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

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of faking After learning their rent is being raised, the pair embark on a reckless night out that inspires an impulsive idea of faking a movie and seeing who shows up. —

Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 June 2026 By faking these extravagant experiences as part of the experiment, these influencers successfully get sponsorship deals, book influencer trips, and fool their many, many followers. —

Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026 Hit men are dispatched, homicide takes hold, and a smear campaign is hatched to discredit Zaminsky as faking signals to keep his SETI gig. —

Jeff Spry, Space.com, 31 May 2026 Oba Femi Destroys Brock Lesnar Again After seemingly faking his retirement at WrestleMania 42 following a shockingly lopsided loss to Oba Femi, Brock Lesnar is already back and will face Femi once again at Clash in Italy. —

Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026 At times, some of the injury faking looks like 70s WWF. —

Marcus Thompson, New York Times, 26 May 2026 Sherri was subsequently arrested in March 2022 for allegedly faking her own kidnapping. —

Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026 Papini wasn't arrested until March 2022, when the FBI accused her of lying to federal agents and faking her own kidnapping. —

Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 15 May 2026 The city has been wildly overspending, faking a balanced budget with rosy projections of revenue and raids on the city’s budget reserves. —

Susan Shelley, Daily News, 13 May 2026

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Verb

Today, forging a clear path to healing that balances the needs of all impacted to be seen and heard remains a sacred obligation to remembrance.

— Rev. José Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
After forging a strategic partnership with China in January, the country is now looking to deepen bilateral trade and investment with Indonesia through the forthcoming ratification of the Canada-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 8 June 2026