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 Eagle-eyed skywatchers may catch Jupiter and Mercury shining to the lower right of the eclipsed sun in the faux twilight experienced during totality, while Venus will appear as a bright star-like object to its upper left. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 Aug. 2026 The Scarpetta star and proud owner of a bearded dragon appears alongside Davidson on the set of the faux crime show. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Aug. 2026 Outside, stately lion statues surround the pool, while Chippendale-style faux-bamboo chairs bring a relaxed touch to the covered outdoor dining area. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026 The low-top shoes have a round toe, laces, and an outsole, and an easy-to-clean faux leather upper. — Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 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
  • Those rules require generative AI providers to make synthetic output machine-readable and detectable.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
  • That meant favoring metals and synthetic materials over classic mid-century finishes like walnut.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of synthetic
Adjective
  • But if Rodgers and Newton are right about fake vaccination cards being a thing around the NFL at the time, there was apparently much bamboozling being done by a number of people.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • As bait, the researchers created a fake startup, Ballena Azul, which pretended to focus on decentralized finance for large holders of cryptocurrency, which North Koreans have been known to target to fund the country’s regime.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of fake
Adjective
  • At the end of this testing, the antenna had endured 200 simulated Mars landings and was still working just fine.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • An Arizona demonstration also showed that an artificial-intelligence data center could reduce consumption by 25 percent for three hours during a simulated peak event.
    — Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of simulated
Adjective
  • As per the team, the material can be used in soft robots, artificial muscles, wearables, and other shape-changing devices.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Doctors for decades have used scalpels to perform cataract surgery, which involves removing the cataract and replacing the cloudy natural lens with a clear artificial one.
    — Phil Galewitz, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of artificial
Adjective
  • Even when a trial is available, a person may not meet its requirements, or they may be randomly assigned to receive a placebo (dummy drug).
    — Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Zettle climbed out of her farm cart and unhooked the dummy bird from a branch.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of dummy
Adjective
  • There are factors that could tilt in favor of Fauci’s strategy, including the fact that his pardon would not protect him from potential state prosecutions or from a federal prosecution related to any testimony that investigators deemed false.
    — Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Yet, the suit added, county officials later acknowledged that was false; no one from DCFS saw Sophia in person after that September 2021 report.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of false
Adjective
  • For the movie's California premiere, the star, who is pregnant with her third child, looked radiant in a baby-blue mock-neck top featuring a mid-drift hem that perfectly framed her growing baby bump.
    — Morgan Evans, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Juice a Mock Scrape Where legally permitted, juicing a scrape or creating a mock scrape can influence deer, too.
    — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of mock

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