Fake

/feɪk/

The meaning and definition of Fake, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

verb
  1. To make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to simulate.
    “to fake a marriage”
  2. To modify fraudulently, so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is
adjective
  1. Not real; false, fraudulent.
    “Which fur coat looks fake?”
  2. (of people) Insincere.
Synonyms pass off pose adulterate deke feint
Antonyms authentic genuine

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