fake

About 2.67 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Not real; false, fraudulent.

   Which fur coat looks fake?

2. adjective Insincere
3. noun Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.

   I suspect this passport is a fake.

4. noun A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent.
5. noun A trick; a swindle.
6. noun An impostor.
7. verb To make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsify.
8. verb To make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to simulate.

   to fake a marriage

Similar words

phoney faux phony bogus sham falsify artificial imposter impostor counterfeit

Often followed by

of it and a the or fur smile id

Word family

fake news faked faker fakeries fakers fakery fakes faking