| Main Entry: |
fake |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
imposter, copy |
Synonyms: |
actor, bluffer,
charlatan,
cheat,
counterfeit, deception,
fabrication, faker, flimflam, forgery, four-flusher, fraud, gold brick, hoax, imitation, imposition, imposture, junque, make-believe, mountebank, phony,
plant*, pretender,
pretense, pseudo*, put-on, reproduction,
scam, sham*, sleight, spoof,
swindle,
trick
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| Notes: |
a fake is a work of art that is deliberately made or altered to appear better, older, or other than what it is; a forgery is a fraudulent imitation of another thing that already exists |
Antonyms: |
original, reality
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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