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faux

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of faux

being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials

even the celebrity interior designer was fooled by the faux marble

Synonyms of faux

artificial, bogus, dummy, ersatz, factitious, fake, false, imitation, imitative, man-made, mimic, mock, pretend, sham, simulated, substitute, synthetic

Words Related to faux

cultured, manufactured, process

adulterated, designer, doctored, engineered, fudged, juggled, manipulated, tampered (with)

concocted, fabricated

counterfeit, deceptive, forged, fraudulent, misleading, phony (also phoney)

affected, brummagem, feigned, pinchbeck, pseudo, spurious

Near Antonyms of faux

authentic, bona fide, legitimate, true

premium, quality, valuable

pure, unadulterated

Antonyms of faux

genuine, natural, real

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