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

2 of 2

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

And the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, which oversees prediction markets, has previously brought enforcement actions against companies using simulated trades or making unrealistic claims about winnings. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 22 June 2026

New York shortstop Francisco Lindor (strained calf) was scheduled to play a simulated game on Monday before it was canceled because of rain. — CBS News, 22 June 2026

Verb

To validate the design, the researchers first simulated and experimentally verified the acoustic metasurface's performance before manufacturing it with a 3D printer. — New Atlas, 14 June 2026

An experiment in a 2011 paper co-authored by Lloyd simulated these pathways in a laboratory and effectively sent a photon (a particle of light) back in time by less than a second. — Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 12 June 2026