nnoun.artifactsomething that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to beSynset:postiche sham
Derivationally Related Form:fakesham
Hypernyms:imitation
Inherited Hypernyms:fakeimitationcopyrepresentationcreationartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Potemkin villagefake book
Full Hyponyms:fake bookpotemkin village
nnoun.persona person who makes deceitful pretensesSynset:faker fraud imposter impostor pretender pseud pseudo role player sham shammer
Derivationally Related Form:pretendfakesham
Hypernyms:beguiler cheat cheater deceiver slicker trickster
Inherited Hypernyms:imposterdeceiverwrongdoerbad personpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:imposterdeceiverwrongdoerbad personpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:name dropperringer
Full Hyponyms:name dropperringer
nnoun.act(football) a deceptive move made by a football playerTopic:footballfootball game
Synset:juke
Hypernyms:feint
Inherited Hypernyms:jukefeintmaneuvermovedecisionchoiceactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.creationmake a copy of with the intent to deceiveSynset:counterfeit forge
Examples:- he faked the signature
- they counterfeited dollar bills
- She forged a Green Card
Derivationally Related Form:forgercounterfeitfakerycounterfeiterfakeforgery
Hypernyms:re-create
Inherited Hypernyms:forgere-createmake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.socialtamper, with the purpose of deceptionSynset:cook falsify fudge manipulate misrepresent wangle
Examples:- Fudge the figures
- cook the books
- falsify the data
Derivationally Related Form:falsityfakerywanglewanglerfakefalsifierfakerfalsificationmisrepresentation
Hypernyms:cheat chisel
Inherited Hypernyms:fudgecheatdeceivevictimizewrongtreatinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:juggle
Full Troponyms:juggle
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s (apply to: fudge, manipulate)
vverb.communicationspeak insincerely or without regard for facts or truthsSynset:bull bullshit talk through one's hat
Examples:- The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it
Derivationally Related Form:fakerfakebullshitbull
Hypernyms:affect dissemble feign pretend sham
Inherited Hypernyms:talk through one's hatfeignmisrepresentrepresentexpress
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s on something
adj satadj.allfraudulent; having a misleading appearanceSynset:bastard bogus phoney phony
Antonyms:genuine
Derivationally Related Form:fakephoneybastardphony
Inherited Hypernyms:bogus
Similar to:counterfeit imitative
adj satadj.allnot genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; it's real synthetic fur"Synset:false faux imitation simulated
Examples:- it isn't fake anything
- faux pearls
- false teeth
- decorated with imitation palm leaves
- a purse of simulated alligator hide
Antonyms:natural
Derivationally Related Form:fake
Inherited Hypernyms:fake
Similar to:artificial unreal