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  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  fake 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  fake 
 
  Sense  2 
  fudge,  manipulate,  fake,  falsify,  cook,  wangle,  misrepresent 
  =>  juggle 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  fake 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  fake 
 
  Sense  2 
  fudge,  manipulate,  fake,  falsify,  cook,  wangle,  misrepresent 
  =>  juggle 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  fake 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  fake 
 
  3  senses  of  fake 
 
  Sense  1 
  forge,  fake,  counterfeit 
  =>  re-create 
 
  Sense  2 
  fudge,  manipulate,  fake,  falsify,  cook,  wangle,  misrepresent 
  =>  cheat,  chisel 
 
  Sense  3 
  bullshit,  bull,  fake 
  =>  feign,  sham,  pretend,  affect,  dissemble 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  fake 
 
  fake  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  fake 
 
  Sense  1 
  forge,  fake,  counterfeit 
  =>  re-create 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  fudge,  manipulate,  fake,  falsify,  cook,  wangle,  misrepresent 
  =>  cheat,  chisel 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  bullshit,  bull,  fake 
  =>  feign,  sham,  pretend,  affect,  dissemble 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  fake 
  fake 
  fake  book 
  fakeer 
  faker 
  fakery 
 
  Overview  of  noun  fake 
 
  The  noun  fake  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  fake,  sham,  postiche  --  (something  that  is  a  counterfeit;  not  what  it  seems  to  be) 
  2.  imposter,  impostor,  pretender,  fake,  faker,  fraud,  sham,  shammer,  pseudo,  pseud,  role  player  --  (a  person  who  makes  deceitful  pretenses) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  fake 
 
  The  verb  fake  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  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") 
  2.  fudge,  manipulate,  fake,  falsify,  cook,  wangle,  misrepresent  --  (fake  or  falsify;  "Fudge  the  figures";  "cook  the  books";  "falsify  the  data") 
  3.  bullshit,  bull,  fake  --  (talk  through  one's  hat;  "The  politician  was  not  well  prepared  for  the  debate  and  faked  it") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  fake 
 
  The  adj  fake  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  bogus,  fake,  phony,  phoney,  bastard  --  (fraudulent;  having  a  misleading  appearance) 
  2.  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  aligator  hide") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  fake 
 
  2  senses  of  fake 
 
  Sense  1 
  bogus,  fake,  phony,  phoney,  bastard 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  counterfeit)  ->  genuine,  echt 
 
  Sense  2 
  fake,  false,  faux,  imitation,  simulated 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  artificial)  ->  natural 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  fake 
 
  2  senses  of  fake 
 
  Sense  1 
  bogus,  fake,  phony,  phoney,  bastard 
  =>  counterfeit  (vs.  genuine),  imitative 
 
  Sense  2 
  fake,  false,  faux,  imitation,  simulated 
  =>  artificial  (vs.  natural),  unreal 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  fake 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  fake 
 
  fake  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  fake 
  fake 
 
  Overview  of  noun  fake 
 
  The  noun  fake  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  fake,  sham,  postiche  --  (something  that  is  a  counterfeit;  not  what  it  seems  to  be) 
  2.  imposter,  impostor,  pretender,  fake,  faker,  fraud,  sham,  shammer,  pseudo,  pseud,  role  player  --  (a  person  who  makes  deceitful  pretenses) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  fake 
 
  The  verb  fake  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  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") 
  2.  fudge,  manipulate,  fake,  falsify,  cook,  wangle,  misrepresent  --  (fake  or  falsify;  "Fudge  the  figures";  "cook  the  books";  "falsify  the  data") 
  3.  bullshit,  bull,  fake  --  (talk  through  one's  hat;  "The  politician  was  not  well  prepared  for  the  debate  and  faked  it") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  fake 
 
  The  adj  fake  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  bogus,  fake,  phony,  phoney,  bastard  --  (fraudulent;  having  a  misleading  appearance) 
  2.  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  aligator  hide") 



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