faked
Deliberately made false
Faked describes something made to appear genuine when it isn't.
A faked signature imitates another's handwriting.
Faked evidence is fabricated.
A faked injury is pretended: He faked a limp to avoid gym class.
The word implies deliberate deception—faked documents, faked enthusiasm, faked orgasms.
Made by smithing, or faked
- fraudulentInvolving intentional dishonesty
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- falsifiedMade deliberately inaccurate
- fabricatedInvented, not real
bogus · phony · sham · spurious · knockoff · replica · forgery · pseudo
Falsely displayed or simulated
posed · affected · put-on · insincere · theatrical · charade · masquerade · make-believe
Made, not natural
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
- man-madeCreated by humans
- simulatedMade to imitate reality
- lab-grownCreated artificially, not naturally
prosthetic · engineered · faux · imitation · manufactured · constructed · fabricated · cultured
Submerged oneself deliberately
- floppedFailed completely
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
- simulatedMade to imitate reality
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
deceived · unsportsmanlike · penalty · yellow-card · theatrical · sold · embellishment · gamesmanship
forged
Made by smithing, or faked
- fraudulentInvolving intentional dishonesty
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- falsifiedMade deliberately inaccurate
fabricated · bogus · phony · sham · spurious · knockoff · replica · forgery · pseudo · imitation
feigned
Falsely displayed or simulated
performed · posed · affected · put-on · insincere · theatrical · charade · masquerade · make-believe · playacting
artificial
Made, not natural
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
- man-madeCreated by humans
- simulatedMade to imitate reality
lab-grown · prosthetic · engineered · faux · imitation · manufactured · constructed · fabricated · cultured · created
dived
Submerged oneself deliberately
- floppedFailed completely
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
- simulatedMade to imitate reality
exaggerated · deceived · unsportsmanlike · penalty · yellow-card · theatrical · sold · embellishment · gamesmanship · cheated
deceived
Misled into false belief
conned · tricked · scammed · hoaxed · defrauded · hoodwinked · bamboozled · fooled · cheated · double-crossed
- falsifiedfalsified, doctored, fabricated, false, forged
- copiedcopied, duplicated, replicated, reproduced, cloned
- dupeddeceived, tricked, fooled, conned, swindled
fakedrevealed
Made visible or known
exposed · disclosed · transparent · overt · unconcealed
- fake itPretend to know
- fake newsIntentionally deceptive media content
- fake smileFeigned expression of happiness
- fake teethArtificial replacement chompers
- fake IDFraudulent identity document
- faking itPerforming authenticity without possessing it
fake, faker, faking, fakes, fakery, fakest, unfaked, fakeries, fakeness