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to fake

to fake

234 4.2
To make or change something to trick people
  • verb
  • /feɪk/
: falsificar
  • Look, I want you to fake the post...
  • fake data
  • hard to fake

It's not like just trying to fake tons of money in a bank.

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Examples

  • That I wasn't very good, but that I could fake it well enough.

  • I thought he was traveling sort of light, but he'd done a good job of faking his authorizations.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • What can we believe when it's that easy to fake content?

  • The SEC decided that companies fake their books in too many ways.

  • It's not like just trying to fake tons of money in a bank.

  • I merely faked my death.

  • Why do you think Junior faked his grade in the first place?

    Fiction book (2001)
  • As it turned out, however, Hwang faked his research results and had accomplished nothing close to what he had claimed.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Instead of jamming the GPS signals, you fake them, you imitate them.

  • He decided to fake his identity to avoid creditors chasing him.

Synonyms

to forge
vsto fake
  • NSFW
67 7.1

To make a fake copy of a document or signature to deceive people

is wider, also includes general tampering or making false items
to misrepresent
vsto fake
63 6.9

Give a false story about someone or something to trick people

focuses on creating or altering tangible items as well as accounts
to manufacture
vsto fake
53 6.3

To invent a story, excuse or piece of evidence to deceive people

is narrower by focusing on making or altering things to mislead
to falsify
vsto fake
  • Formal
45 7.3

To make documents or facts not true to deceive people

focuses more broadly on making or altering things to cause deception
to fabricate
vsto fake
41 7.3

To make up false information to trick people

includes both invention and physical tampering to produce deception
to doctor
vsto fake
33 7.7

To change something to hide the truth

covers that kind of alteration but also making whole items to deceive
to feign
vsto fake
32 7.2

Pretend to feel something, like surprise or interest, to trick other people

involves making or changing objects or documents rather than pretending states
to counterfeit
vsto fake
30 6.9

To make a false copy of money or documents to trick people

is broader, covers altering or making items to deceive in many ways
to fudge
vsto fake
16 7.5

To change numbers or facts dishonestly to hide the truth

is stronger, including large-scale making or exact copying to deceive
to cook
vsto fake
  • Informal
13 8.6

To change numbers or records to hide the truth

is broader, covering many kinds of making or altering to deceive
to spoof
vsto fake
8 6.0

Pretend to be a person or website online to trick people

is more general and includes serious forgery and tampering too
to fiddle
vsto fake
  • Informal
1 8.0

To cheat by changing records or numbers to hide facts

covers that dishonest altering but also deliberate full creations to deceive
to sham
vsto fake
1 6.4

To pretend to be or feel something to trick people

is more about physically making or altering things to cause deception

Antonyms

to authenticate
  • Specialized
30 6.7

Show that something is real or that a person is who they say they are

Compounds

31 3.9

False or misleading news stories that try to trick people

fake news
  • Offensive
18 4.5

A negative label people use to attack a report or news source for political reasons

1 8.2

An object that looks like a book but is not, used to decorate shelves or hide small things

1 9.9

An insulting name for a woman accused of pretending to like or know about geek culture

fake-ass smile
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A smile that is not real and hides anger or sadness

How Deceptive

to forge
  • NSFW
67 7.1
to fabricate
41 7.3
to doctor
33 7.7
to fake
234 4.2
to tamper
139 4.9
to alter
459 2.5

Surface Forms

fake infinitive
faked past
faked past participle
faking present participle
fakes third person singular

Etymology

Fake began as a slang verb meaning 'to make false' or 'forge'. So to fake a signature or document is to make a false copy to deceive.