Synonyms of simulated

simulated 1 of 2

adjective

ˈsim-yə-ˌlā-təd 

1

as in synthetic

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

a simulated leopard skin rug

Synonyms & Similar Words

• synthetic
• faux
• artificial
• fake
• imitation
• dummy
• mock
• imitative
• false
• mimic
• manufactured
• ersatz
• substitute
• pretend
• sham
• bogus
• factitious
• counterfeit
• designer
• process
• manipulated
• engineered
• man-made
• fabricated
• deceptive
• forged
• cultured
• pseudo
• concocted
• adulterated
• misleading
• doctored
• fraudulent
• unauthentic
• affected
• feigned
• juggled
• fudged
• phony
• spurious
• tampered (with)
• brummagem
• pinchbeck

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• real
• natural
• genuine
• true
• legitimate
• authentic
• bona fide
• valuable
• pure
• quality
• premium
• unadulterated

2

as in mock

lacking in natural or spontaneous quality

the simulated friendliness in public of two politicians who can't stand each other in private

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mock
• strained
• fake
• false
• unnatural
• affected
• mechanical
• exaggerated
• artificial
• pseudo
• contrived
• assumed
• forced
• plastic
• feigned
• sham
• bogus
• spurious
• factitious
• phony
• pretended
• theatrical
• cute
• calculated
• manufactured
• automatic
• hollow
• put-on
• unreal
• empty
• fabricated
• deliberate
• formal
• canned
• unrealistic
• conventional
• labored
• wooden
• concocted
• pat
• stylized
• stiff
• cultivated
• hypocritical
• conscious
• studied
• melodramatic
• unauthentic
• hokey
• facile
• insincere
• unctuous
• premeditated
• histrionic
• rigid
• mincing
• mealy
• impersonal
• two-faced
• mealymouthed
• overrefined
• left-handed
• overacted
• overdone
• artful
• genteel
• double-dealing
• cutesy
• simpering
• inflexible
• goody-goody

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• real
• spontaneous
• genuine
• natural
• unaffected
• realistic
• authentic
• bona fide
• true
• right
• artless
• unforced
• smooth
• unfeigned
• honest
• sincere
• uncontrived
• easy
• ingenuous
• unconscious
• impromptu
• effortless
• instinctive
• impulsive
• extemporaneous
• unpretending
• unrehearsed
• unstudied
• unprompted

simulated

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verb

past tense of simulate

as in pretended

to present a false appearance of

cosmetics that simulate a suntan

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pretended
• assumed
• affected
• passed (for)
• acted
• feigned
• faked
• made believe
• counterfeited
• put on
• forged
• professed
• bluffed
• posed
• concealed
• shammed
• dissembled
• played
• imitated
• masqueraded
• camouflaged
• disguised
• masked
• impersonated
• dissimulated
• let on
• playacted
• feinted
• malingered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of simulated

Adjective

There’s also a virtual race and a simulated wingsuit activity. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026

To rule this scenario out, the team built a lumpy ring model and ran 10 million simulated occultations. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 19 Sep. 2026

Verb

Astronomers simulated four Milky Way-sized galaxies without any dark matter clumps, then peppered them with roughly 15,000 stellar streams. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026

Some were animations, but more than half since March used AI that simulated real people. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026