fake
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3.5
- noun
- /feɪk/
:
falsificación
- And then today, the post was revealed as a fake, and that left me numb.
- copies and fakes
- obvious fakes
- produce fakes
So the real versus the fake was us scammed.
- So the real versus the fake was us scammed.
Examples
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Investigators discovered a warehouse full of fakes that were being sold as authentic antiques.
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I've bought too many fakes over the last ten years.
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All right, so now I have a fake arm and a real arm.
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I also got this fake coffee off of Amazon.
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This is not a fake.
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It's just a fake they gave you when they stole the real one.
Fiction book (1993) -
I'm just happy to confirm it was a fake, admit the mistake, and move on.
Blog text (20) -
The books that lined the walls turned out to be fakes, too.
Fiction book (2000) -
The museum displayed a fake sculpture that looked remarkably like the original.
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He realized that the watch he bought online was a fake after comparing it to the real model.
Synonyms
81
6.1
Something or someone that pretends to be real but is false
37
6.0
A copy of a document or object made to look real to trick people
34
6.0
A copy of a popular product made without the owner's permission
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4.4
A low-cost fake of a brand-name item that looks like the real thing but is lower quality
Something made to look real but is not genuine
A thing that is fake and has no value
Compounds
- Offensive
3
4.5
A negative label people use to attack a report or news source for political reasons
An object that looks like a book but is not, used to decorate shelves or hide small things
- Slur
An insulting name for a woman accused of pretending to like or know about geek culture
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fake started as a word for something 'made false' to trick people. That's why a fake object is an imitation that tries to look like the real thing.