1. Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
   "A claim can be considered fake, or false, when the speaker promises too much";
   - bogus, phony [N. Amer], phoney, cod [Brit, informal]
    
2. Not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article
   "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur";
   - false, faux, imitation, simulated

1. Something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
   "The expert quickly identified the painting as a fake";
   - sham, postiche
    
2. A person who makes deceitful pretences
   "The fake claimed to be a long-lost relative to gain access to the family fortune";
   - imposter, impostor, pretender, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud [informal]
    
3. (football) a deceptive move made by a football player
   "The running back's fake fooled the entire defence";
   - juke [N. Amer, informal]

1. Make a copy of with the intent to deceive
   "he faked the signature";
   - forge, counterfeit
    
2. Tamper, with the purpose of deception
   "fake the figures";
   - fudge, manipulate, falsify, cook [informal], wangle [informal], misrepresent, spoof [informal]
    
3. [US, informal] Speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
   "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it";
   - talk through one's hat [informal], bull [informal]

Derived forms: faked, fakes, faking

See also: artificial, counterfeit, imitative, unreal

Type of: affect, cheat, chisel [informal], deceiver, dissemble, dummy, feign, feint, imitation, pretend, recreate, re-create, sham, slicker [informal], trickster

Encyclopedia: Fake