fake
adjective /feɪk/
/feɪk/
- (disapproving) not what somebody claims it is; appearing to be something it is not synonym counterfeit
- There were a few stalls selling fake designer clothing.
- The caller appeared to have a fake American accent.
- made to look like something else synonym imitation
- a fake fur jacket
- Don't go out in the sun—get a fake tan from a bottle.
- We sprayed fake snow over the trees to make it look like winter.
Synonyms artificialartificial- synthetic
- false
- man-made
- fake
- imitation
- artificial made or produced to copy something natural; not real:
- artificial flowers
- artificial light
- synthetic made by combining chemical substances rather than being produced naturally by plants or animals:
- synthetic drugs
- shoes with synthetic soles
- false not natural:
- false teeth
- a false beard
- man-made made by people; not natural:
- man-made fibres such as nylon
- fake made to look like something else; not real:
- a fake-fur jacket
- imitation [only before noun] made to look like something else; not real:
- She would never wear imitation pearls.
- artificial/synthetic/man-made fabrics/fibres/materials/products
- artificial/synthetic/fake/imitation fur/leather
- artificial/synthetic/false/fake/imitation diamonds/pearls
Word Originlate 18th cent. (originally slang): origin uncertain; perhaps ultimately related to German fegen ‘sweep, thrash’.