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fake

/feɪk/

noun

Meaning

  • Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.

  • A trick; a swindle.

  • A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent.

Synonyms

deke,
feint

verb

Meaning

  • To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.

  • To modify fraudulently, so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is

  • To make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsify.

  • To make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to simulate.

    "to fake a marriage"

Synonyms

pass off,
pose,
adulterate

adjective

Meaning

  • Not real; false, fraudulent.

    "Which fur coat looks fake?"

  • (of people) Insincere.