faux

adjective

ˈfō How to pronounce faux (audio)
Definition of fauxnext
as in synthetic
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

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Recent Examples of faux The chocolate brown faux fur trim paired with the pastels of the florals pair so stylishly together on this BCBG jacket. — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 7 Nov. 2026 This electric fireplace offers a glowing bed of faux embers that adds to its realism. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026 For decades, scientists have pressed various substances into shapes approximating animal flesh, from faux bacon to Tofurky to Impossible Burgers, using ever-advancing technologies. — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2026 Accompanied by her three siblings and stepmother Bianca Censori, North West debuted a change in her faux facial piercings. — Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for faux
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faux
  1. synthetic
  2. fake
  3. simulated
  4. artificial
  5. dummy
  6. false
  7. mock
Adjective
  • Conventional high-pressure, high-temperature methods can produce synthetic diamonds, but scaling them to semiconductor-sized single crystals presents substantial engineering challenges.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • This is particularly challenging during digital account opening, when a synthetic identity may appear to be a legitimate applicant with a thin credit history.
    — Jess Turner, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of synthetic
Adjective
  • Taking a page out of Better Call Saul‘s playbook, NBC is launching a fake billboard-style ad for Jim Rockford, complete with a hotline number, just like the AMC drama did with attorney Saul Goodman.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Stone was dressed as an aesthetically conscious conservative housewife with a crisp button-down shirt, A-line skirt, peroxide blowout and fake facelift sutures.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of fake
Adjective
  • Eight of those events involved live-fire activity, allowing personnel to train with actual munitions rather than relying exclusively on simulated engagements.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Astronomers can then remove the simulated glare from the original image.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of simulated
Adjective
  • This expansive set of 50 items comes with artificial pumpkins, artificial leaves, artificial acorns, artificial pine cones and a mesh bag for storage.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The 990-foot ship, which was docked in Philadelphia for decades, is set to become the world's largest artificial reef on Wednesday instead of Thursday, Okaloosa County, Florida, officials announced Monday night.
    — CBS Philadelphia, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of artificial
Adjective
  • Technicians spent weeks running inert dummy rods through the cutters to verify tolerances before introducing live radioactive fuel.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Perception set up a dummy news site and created fake social-media accounts highlighting the tournament’s amenities, which included kosher food in stadiums.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of dummy
Adjective
  • Lina Attalah, a co-founder and editor-in-chief of Mada Masr, is challenging a one-year prison sentence and a fine imposed in absentia on charges of operating a website without a license and spreading false news.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Numerous European carriers were hit with false bomb threats last week, including Irish airlines Aer Lingus and Ryanair, Hungarian carrier Wizz Air and Polish Airlines.
    — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of false
Adjective
  • In convict poker, a raging bull is loosed on a mock card game, and the last man still seated wins a prize.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • From doctors prescribing travel to Sweden as a medical treatment to Oslo's viral mock-documentary narrated by a jaded local called Halfdan.
    — Lola Akinmade, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of mock

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“Faux.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faux. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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