Definition for Fake:

• A cheat or dodge; a swindler or trickster.

Synonyms for Fake:

• adj.

  •assumed (adjective)
  • feigned,
  • false.
  •deceptive (adjective)
  • illusive,
  • snide.
  •dishonest (adjective)
  • deceptive.
  •fake (adjective)
  • fabricated,
  • pretended,
  • bogus,
  • assumed,
  • forged,
  • fraudulent,
  • fictitious,
  • Concocted,
  • artificial,
  • make-believe,
  • affected,
  • invented.
  •false (adjective)
  • sophistical,
  • mendacious,
  • untruthful.
  •fictitious (adjective)
  • fictional.
  •illusive (adjective)
  • phantasmagoric,
  • phantasmal,
  • phantasmic,
  • hallucinatory.
  •pretentious (adjective)
  • posing,
  • deceitful,
  • Impersonating,
  • mannered,
  • studied,
  • pretentious,
  • showy,
  • theatrical,
  • stilted,
  • forced,
  • stiff,
  • overdone,
  • unnatural,
  • histrionic,
  • Masquerading,
  • ersatz,
  • la-di-da,
  • stagy,
  • synthetic,
  • ostentatious.
  •suppositious (adjective)
  • not genuine.

• n.

  •
  • insincere,
  • hollow.
  •
  • supposititious,
  • suppositious.
  •act (noun)
  • show,
  • performance,
  • stance,
  • affectation,
  • simulation,
  • Juke.
  •artifact (noun)
  • sham,
  • postiche.
  •bluff (noun)
  • humbug,
  • ruse,
  • subterfuge,
  • delusion.
  •deceiver (noun)
  • criminal,
  • con man,
  • deceiver,
  • con artist,
  • Defrauder,
  • phony,
  • counterfeiter,
  • forger.
  •decoy (noun)
  • chicane.
  •fake (noun)
  • imitative,
  • scam,
  • hoax,
  • bluffer,
  • imposition,
  • actor,
  • deception,
  • pseud,
  • bull,
  • phoney,
  • sleight,
  • pseudo,
  • pretense,
  • flimflam,
  • cook,
  • gold brick,
  • wangle,
  • misrepresent,
  • faux,
  • unreal,
  • manipulate,
  • fudge,
  • faker,
  • junque,
  • role player.
  •hypocrite (noun)
  • dissembler,
  • tartuffe,
  • hypocrite,
  • Attitudinizer,
  • playactor,
  • lip server,
  • pharisee.
  •imitation (noun)
  • pinchbeck.
  •impostor (noun)
  • impersonator.
  •misrepresentation (noun)
  • exaggeration,
  • distortion,
  • burlesque,
  • farce,
  • caricature,
  • parody,
  • travesty,
  • misrepresentation,
  • cartoon,
  • takeoff,
  • satire.
  •pretentiousness (noun)
  • grandiosity.
  •wrinkle (noun)
  • kicker.

• v.

  •affect (verb)
  • contrive,
  • adopt.
  •assume (verb)
  • pretend,
  • imitate.
  •bluff (verb)
  • defraud,
  • fool,
  • con,
  • betray.
  •fake (verb)
  • put on.
  •misrepresent (verb)
  • satirize,
  • exaggerate.
  •pretend (verb)
  • claim,
  • cover,
  • stage.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • insubstantial,
  • imaginary,
  • busted,
  • made-up,
  • fictionalize,
  • purport,
  • fictionize,
  • otherworldly,
  • hypothetical,
  • tease,
  • straw man.
  •
  • mountebank,
  • feign,
  • photocopy,
  • extemporize,
  • play-act,
  • spurious,
  • improvise,
  • quack.
  •
  • juggle,
  • compromise,
  • joke,
  • reproduce,
  • set up.
  •
  • assume.
  •
  • pattern,
  • doctor,
  • fiddle,
  • poach,
  • reconstruct.
  •
  • echo,
  • crib.
  •
  • transfer.
  •
  • pack.
  •boast
  • gasconade.
  •cheat
  • gyp.
  •color
  • warp,
  • misstate.
  •deceive
  • hoodwink.
  •dissemble
  • four flush.
  •duplicate
  • copy.
  •posture
  • put on airs.
  •tawdry
  • tinsel.

Paraphrases for Fake:

• Equivalence

  • Coordinating conjunction
    false.
  • Preposition or subordinating conjunction
    false.
  • Adjective
    fraudulent, Counterfeited, false, pseudo, counterfeit.
  • Proper noun, singular
    false, counterfeit.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    false, counterfeit.
  • Interjection
    false.
  • Verb, base form
    counterfeit.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    imitation.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    faker.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    simulated, faux, Counterfeiting, inaccurate, fallacious, artificial, erroneous, trumped-up, illusory, misleading, mistaken, flawed, fictional, disingenuous, pretending, misguided, hypocritical, distorted, wrong, faulty, untruthful.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    imposter, scythe, fraud, fabrication, bluff, masquerade, wrong, misconception, mistake.
  • Interjection
    wrong.
  • Verb, past tense
    Appeared, Seemed, saw.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    Falsified, fictitious, spurious, rigged, adulterated, phoney.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    forgery, falsification, Counterfeiting, falsehood, impostor, misrepresentation, phoney.

Antonyms for Fake:

• adj.

  • assumed
    natural.
  • bastard
    legitimate.
  • fake
    real, genuine, original, true, truthful.
  • Other antonyms:
    open, heartfelt, unstudied, straightforward, frank, valid, extemporaneous, heart-to-heart, plain, Undesigning, candid, unfeigned, spontaneous, unconscious, quality, pure, valuable, unforced, smooth, premium, direct, impulsive, impromptu, effortless, instinctive, forthright, echt, easy, unadulterated, unprompted, unrehearsed, uncontrived.

• n.

  • fake
    reality.

• v.

  • bluff
    reveal, come clean, tell truth.

Homophones for Fake:

• fisheye, fuse, fuchs, fuss, fizz, fox, fogey, fabaceae, fagus, fichu, fives, facia, focus, fuzz, fescue, face, fes, fasces, fogy, Fugo, FWS, fish hawk, fuji, fug, foxy, fuze, fascia, fuscous, feces, FPS, fiasco, fuggy, fizgig, fukuoka, fish cake, fuchsia, ficus, fugue, fucaceae, fawkes, fishhook, faze, foppish, fig wax, favus, fosse, FCC, FCS, FAQ, fugu, foggy, fuzee, feijoa, FISA, fog, fuzzy, fusee, fiji, fax, Fice, fess, faux, faeces, f.i.s.c., fig, fishy, fussy, fica, fez, fesse, fossa, fugacious, fsh, fix, fijis, fish, fizzy, fishgig, fag, fuego, fauces, fagaceae, fogyish, FISC, fucus.

Hypernym for Fake:

• n.

  • artifact
    potemkin village, fake book.

Hyponym for Fake:

• n.

  • act
    feint.
  • artifact
    imitation.