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faux

faux

28 7.5
Not real but made to look like something real to copy it
  • adjective
  • /foʊ/
translation icon : falso
  • She decorated her home with a faux fur rug that added warmth without using animal products.

It's really cold, but I love a big faux fur jacket.

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Examples

  • And then I've just got on some Zara faux leather trousers.

  • It's really cold, but I love a big faux fur jacket.

  • Then why the hell would you buy a faux tree?

  • So I just added this faux olive tree.

  • When you find the perfect rug, the faux fur will look really nice on top of it.

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  • So this is like a nice long faux suede jacket.

  • And these are high waist faux suede trousers.

  • And who can miss the Gucci faux fur coat covering it all?

  • OK, so these are called the black faux leather knee high heeled boots.

  • Have you tried the faux filler lip gloss?

Synonyms

fake
vsfaux
833 1.8

Not real and made to look like something real

is intended to resemble and imitate rather than truly be original
false
vsfaux
263 2.8

Not real and made to trick people

emphasizes crafted resemblance and imitation instead of plain falsehood
phony
vsfaux
  • Informal
220 5.3

Trying to seem real to deceive people

focuses on imitation and appearance rather than deliberate fraudulence
synthetic
vsfaux
103 4.4

Made by people to copy something natural or not genuine

is specifically styled to look like another item for deception
counterfeit
vsfaux
80 6.7

Made to look like the real thing to trick people

is a lookalike made to resemble something without being identical
pseudo
vsfaux
28 7.7

Not real but looks real and comes before other words

is a plain visual imitation meant to look like the original
spurious
vsfaux
14 7.9

Not real or true, often made to seem true

leans more toward crafted imitation aimed at copying real items
illusory
vsfaux
12 7.0

Seeming to be real but not really there

concerns tangible imitation made to look like another object, not mere illusion
imitation
vsfaux
3.7

Made to look like something real but not the original

often stresses style or surface likeness rather than exact copying
simulated
vsfaux
4.4

Made to look like the real thing for practice

is made to imitate real items primarily to mimic their appearance
pretended
vsfaux
4.7

Made to seem real to trick people

is usually focused on physical resemblance rather than the act of pretending
feigned
vsfaux
6.8

Pretended to be true to make others believe it

is about crafted physical likeness rather than merely acting as if real

Antonyms

218 3.8

Something that is real and trustworthy, not a fake

156 3.2

Truly felt and not fake, for example a smile or apology

Compounds

13 8.8

An embarrassing act or remark that upsets people in social situations

Faux News
  • Slang
2 8.9

News that is false or misleading and meant to change people's opinions

faux queen
  • Neologism
9.9

A woman who pretends to be a queen but has no real royal title

How Fake

phony
  • Informal
220 5.3
faux
28 7.5
ersatz
  • Formal
1 9.9
imitation
3.7

Surface Forms

faux positive

Etymology

The word faux comes from French faux, which means 'false' and is like the English word false. So faux describes something made to look real but that is 'not genuine', like faux fur or faux leather.