fake - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

(football) a deceptive move made by a football player

Synonyms

• fake
• juke

More generic

• feint

Noun

something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

Synonyms

• fake
• postiche
• sham

More generic

• imitation

More specific

• Potemkin village
• fake book

Noun

a person who makes deceitful pretenses

Synonyms

• fake
• faker
• fraud
• imposter
• impostor
• pretender
• pseud
• pseudo
• role player
• sham
• shammer

More generic

• beguiler
• cheat
• cheater
• deceiver
• slicker
• trickster

More specific

• name dropper
• ringer

Verb

speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths

Synonyms

• bull
• bullshit
• fake
• talk through one's hat

More generic

• affect
• dissemble
• feign
• pretend
• sham

Verb

make a copy of with the intent to deceive

Synonyms

• counterfeit
• fake
• forge

More generic

• re-create

Verb

tamper, with the purpose of deception

Synonyms

• cook
• fake
• falsify
• fudge
• manipulate
• misrepresent
• wangle

More generic

• cheat
• chisel

More specific

• juggle

Adjective

fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

Synonyms

• bastard
• bogus
• fake
• phoney
• phony

Related

• counterfeit
• imitative

Adjective

not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

Synonyms

• fake
• false
• faux
• imitation
• simulated

Related

• artificial
• unreal

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