faked
adjective
ˈfākd 
: made, done, or altered with intent to deceive: such as
a
: forged sense 2
discovered the faked documents
Unsuspecting users click on this faked site instead of the real site.
Bruce Schneier
Bruce Schneier b
: simulated in order to deceive an opponent
a faked punt
His first outside shot, however, was blocked, but he came back with a faked shot and then a sweet bounce pass to O'Sullivan for a layup. Ira Berkow
Ira Berkow
Word History
First Known Use
1890, in the meaning defined above
faked 1 of 2
adjective
as in fake
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- fake
- feigned
- pretended
- alleged
- phony
- claimed
- pseudo
- misleading
- purported
- phoney
- professed
- specious
- put-on
- imaginary
- deceptive
- illusory
- obvious
- manifest
- delusive
- illusive
- probable
- possible
- plausible
- delusory
- likely
- so-called
- presumed
- distinct
- supposed
- assumed
- demonstrable
- plain
- visible
- seeming
- conceivable
- apparent
- superficial
- outward
- ostensible
- evident
- external
- clear
- putative
- prima facie
- reputed
- supposable
- ostensive
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- hidden
- impossible
- improbable
- real
- actual
- implausible
- confirmed
- unlikely
- genuine
- inconceivable
- valid
- inapparent
- sure
- validated
- authenticated
- corroborated
- verified
- substantiated
- established
faked
2 of 2verb
1
as in counterfeited
to imitate or copy especially in order to deceive pranksters faked giant footprints and then claimed that they had seen Bigfoot Synonyms & Similar Words
- counterfeited
- forged
- simulated
- invented
- manipulated
- phonied
- duplicated
- plagiarized
- reproduced
- concocted
- replicated
- adulterated
- fabricated
- doctored
- cribbed
- juggled
- fudged
- reduplicated
- tampered (with)
- cooked (up)
2
as in pretended
to present a false appearance of while running for class president, Dan was not above faking friendship with people just to get their votes Synonyms & Similar Words
- pretended
- simulated
- assumed
- feigned
- shammed
- counterfeited
- acted
- affected
- bluffed
- dissembled
- forged
- professed
- made believe
- masqueraded
- impersonated
- concealed
- posed
- dissimulated
- imitated
- disguised
- put on
- camouflaged
- passed (for)
- played
- masked
- playacted
- malingered
- feinted
- let on
3
as in concocted
to perform, make, or do without preparation if you give me the gist of the plan, I can probably fake enough for the speech Synonyms & Similar Words
- concocted
- improvised
- manufactured
- devised
- extemporized
- invented
- contrived
- ad-libbed
- hatched
- fabricated
- clapt (together or up)
- clapped (together or up)
- made up
- dashed (off)
- thought (up)
- cooked (up)
- cobbled (together or up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- arranged
- prepared
- studied
- laid
- considered
- readied
- contemplated
- practiced
- rehearsed
- practised
- exercised
- pondered
4
as in evaded
to elude (an opponent in a sports contest) by making a deceptive or agile movement the running back faked the defense by stepping to his left and then quickly cutting to the right Synonyms & Similar Words
- evaded
- faked out
- juked
- dodged
- deked
- slipped
- sidestepped
- pump-faked
- stutter-stepped
- maneuvered (around)