- bogus, fake, phony, phoney, bastard - fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
Antonyms: genuine, echt (indirect, via counterfeit)
- fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated - not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide"
Antonym: natural (indirect, via artificial)
- fake, sham, postiche - something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
--1 is a kind of imitation, counterfeit, forgery
--1 has particulars: fake bookDerived forms: verb fake3, verb fake2, verb fake1 - imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player - a person who makes deceitful pretenses
--2 is a kind of deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker
--2 has particulars: name dropper; ringerDerived forms: verb fake2, verb fake1 - juke, fake - (football) a deceptive move made by a football player
--3 is a kind of feint
- forge, fake, counterfeit - make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"
--1 is one way to re-create
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun fake2, noun fake1, noun fakery1
Somebody ----s something
- fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent - fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"
--2 is one way to cheat, chisel
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun fake1, noun fake2, noun faker1, noun fakery1
Somebody ----s something
- bullshit, bull, fake - talk through one's hat; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it"
--3 is one way to feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun fake1, noun faker1
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s on something