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
• artificial
• exaggerated
• pseudo
• contrived
• assumed
• forced
• plastic
• feigned
• sham
• bogus
• spurious
• factitious
• pretended
• phony
• theatrical
• cute
• calculated
• manufactured
• automatic
• hollow
• unreal
• put-on
• empty
• fabricated
• deliberate
• formal
• canned
• unrealistic
• conventional
• labored
• wooden
• pat
• concocted
• stiff
• stylized
• cultivated
• conscious
• hypocritical
• 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

Part of what makes these fire zone blitzes and simulated pressures so effective is Graham’s use of 7-man pressures. — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Blake Snell — who also had loose bodies removed from his pitching elbow, undergoing a NanoNeedle Scope procedure on May 19 — threw two simulated innings to batters Saturday. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

Verb

One of the scenarios simulated terrorists infiltrating the kibbutz kindergarten. — Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026

The transmission is actually connected to the engine, which means that rowing through the gears is real and not simulated unlike with another of this week’s big debuts. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 July 2026