fake

Made or presented to look real, although it is not.

• Her necklace has fake diamonds.
• Someone gave him a fake passport.
• Is this fur real or fake?

Similar words: false, imitation, counterfeit

Opposites: real, genuine

Common phrases: fake passport, fake fur, fake diamond

Showing feelings or friendliness that you do not really have.

• His smile looked fake.
• She disliked their fake friendliness.
• Why are you being so fake with me?

Similar words: insincere, phony

Opposites: sincere, genuine

Common phrases: fake smile, fake friend, fake concern

Something made or presented as real when it is not.

• This passport is a fake.
• An expert discovered that the painting was a fake.
• Can you tell the original from the fakes?

Similar words: forgery, counterfeit, imitation

Opposites: original

Common phrases: a fake, an obvious fake, spot a fake, a convincing fake

A movement that tricks another player about what you will do next.

• His fake fooled the defender.
• She used a shot fake before passing.
• The goalkeeper fell for the striker’s fake.

Similar words: feint

Common phrases: shot fake, pump fake, a quick fake

One turn of a rope or cable arranged in a loose pile or coil.

• Each fake lay flat on the deck.
• A loose fake caught on the hook.
• The sailor lifted one fake of the cable.

Similar words: turn, loop, coil

Common phrases: a loose fake, each fake, fake of rope

To pretend to have a feeling or condition, or to do something you are not really doing.

• She faked a smile.
• He faked an injury to avoid playing.
• Can you tell when someone is faking surprise?

Similar words: feign, simulate

Common phrases: fake a smile, fake an illness, fake interest

To change or invent something dishonestly so it seems better, different, or true.

• They faked the test results.
• The company faked its sales figures.
• Did someone fake the evidence?

Similar words: falsify, fabricate

Common phrases: fake the results, fake evidence, fake the figures

To make a false copy of something, usually to deceive people.

• He faked her signature.
• The gang faked banknotes in a hidden workshop.
• These identity documents were carefully faked.

Similar words: forge, counterfeit

Common phrases: fake a signature, fake a passport, fake a painting