nnoun.artifactsomething that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to beSynset:fake postiche
Derivationally Related Form:fakesham
Hypernyms:imitation
Inherited Hypernyms:fakeimitationcopyrepresentationcreationartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Potemkin villagefake book
Full Hyponyms:fake bookpotemkin village
nnoun.persona person who makes deceitful pretensesSynset:fake faker fraud imposter impostor pretender pseud pseudo role player shammer
Derivationally Related Form:pretendfakesham
Hypernyms:beguiler cheat cheater deceiver slicker trickster
Inherited Hypernyms:imposterdeceiverwrongdoerbad personpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:imposterdeceiverwrongdoerbad personpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:name dropperringer
Full Hyponyms:name dropperringer
vverb.creationmake a pretence ofSynset:assume feign simulate
Examples:- She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger
- he feigned sleep
Derivationally Related Form:shammersimulationfeigningsham
Hypernyms:act dissemble pretend
Inherited Hypernyms:simulatedissemble
Direct Hyponyms:feintplay
Full Troponyms:feintplay
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.communicationmake believe with the intent to deceiveSynset:affect dissemble feign pretend
Examples:- He feigned that he was ill
- He shammed a headache
Derivationally Related Form:dissemblerpretendershammerfeigningdissemblingpretendingshampretense
Hypernyms:belie misrepresent
Inherited Hypernyms:feignmisrepresentrepresentexpress
Direct Hyponyms:bullbullshitfakemouthplay possumtake a divetalk through one's hat
Full Troponyms:lip-synchmouthplay possumtake a divetalk through one's hat
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | Somebody ---s to INFINITIVE
adj satadj.alladopted in order to deceiveSynset:assumed false fictitious fictive pretended put on
Examples:- an assumed name
- an assumed cheerfulness
- a fictitious address
- fictive sympathy
- a pretended interest
- a put-on childish voice
- sham modesty
Antonyms:genuine
Derivationally Related Form:falsenessfictionsham
Inherited Hypernyms:assumed
Similar to:counterfeit imitative