fakeries
Fraudulent imitations collectively
Fakeries is the plural of fakery—instances of deception, fraud, or the production of counterfeit things.
The word emphasizes the act or practice of faking rather than the fake objects themselves: The documentary exposed the fakeries behind psychic mediums.
It often implies a pattern of dishonesty or multiple deceptive practices: corporate fakeries, artistic fakeries.
Deliberate deception for effect
- shamFraudulent imitation
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- conArgument against
- swindleDeception for financial gain
charlatan · trickery · dupery · bamboozle · hoodwink · chicanery · flimflam · ruse
Fraudulent imitations of valuables
- knockoffsCounterfeit merchandise
- replicasExact copies of originals
- forgeriesFraudulent imitations of originals
- copiesMakes identical versions
reproductions · facsimiles · duplicates · simulacra · lookalikes · mock-ups · phonies · pirated copies
Absurd or obvious pretense
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- frontForward-facing side
- actDeed or performance
pose · affectation · artifice · veneer · disguise · camouflage · performance · playacting
Deliberate untruths
- falsehoodsDeliberate untruths
- tall talesFantastical exaggerated stories
- whoppersOutlandish untruths
- fibsPetty falsehoods
canards · disinformation · misrepresentations · falsifications · prevarications · myths · misinformation · distortions
hoax
Deliberate deception for effect
swindle · charlatan · trickery · dupery · bamboozle · hoodwink · chicanery · flimflam · ruse · subterfuge
counterfeits
Fraudulent imitations of valuables
- knockoffsCounterfeit merchandise
- replicasExact copies of originals
- forgeriesFraudulent imitations of originals
copies · reproductions · facsimiles · duplicates · simulacra · lookalikes · mock-ups · phonies · pirated copies · bootlegs
charade
Absurd or obvious pretense
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- frontForward-facing side
act · pose · affectation · artifice · veneer · disguise · camouflage · performance · playacting · feigning
lies
Deliberate untruths
- falsehoodsDeliberate untruths
- tall talesFantastical exaggerated stories
- whoppersOutlandish untruths
fibs · canards · disinformation · misrepresentations · falsifications · prevarications · myths · misinformation · distortions · embellishments
fakeriesgenuine articles
Authentic items, not counterfeits
authentics · originals · verities · legitimacies · actualities
fakeriestruths
Accurate statements about reality
honesties · authenticities · transparencies · forthrightness · straight dealing
fakeriestruths
Accurate statements about reality
honesties · candor · authenticity · genuineness · truthfulness
fake, faked, faker, faking, fakes, fakery, fakest, fakeness, fakeable