to fake
195
4.2
- 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.
- It's not like just trying to fake tons of money in a bank.
- If you want to see how to fake big lips then just keep washing.
Examples
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That I wasn't very good, but that I could fake it well enough.
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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?
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The SEC decided that companies fake their books in too many ways.
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It's not like just trying to fake tons of money in a bank.
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I merely faked my death.
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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.
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He decided to fake his identity to avoid creditors chasing him.
Synonyms
138
8.6
To change numbers or records to hide the truth
71
6.9
Give a false story about someone or something to trick people
66
7.1
To make a fake copy of a document or signature to deceive people
62
6.3
To invent a story, excuse or piece of evidence to deceive people
50
7.3
To make up false information to trick people
44
7.3
To make documents or facts not true to deceive people
40
7.2
Pretend to feel something, like surprise or interest, to trick other people
11
7.5
To change numbers or facts dishonestly to hide the truth
10
7.7
To change something to hide the truth
5
8.0
To cheat by changing records or numbers to hide facts
4
6.9
To make a false copy of money or documents to trick people
3
6.0
Pretend to be a person or website online to trick people
1
6.4
To pretend to be or feel something to trick people
Antonyms
- Specialized
35
6.7
Show that something is real or that a person is who they say they are
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
4
6.9
- NSFW
66
7.1
50
7.3
10
7.7
195
4.2
113
4.9
493
2.5
Surface Forms
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.