fake
verb [I or T] (FEELING/ILLNESS) /feɪk/Definition
C2 to pretend that you have a feeling or illness: to fake surprise to fake an orgasm She didn't want to go out, so she faked a headache. He faked a heart attack and persuaded prison staff to take him to hospital. He isn't really crying, he's just faking.Faking and pretending faker /ˈfeɪ.kər/
/-kɚ/ noun [C] Miscellaneous criminals
/-kɚ/ noun [C] Miscellaneous criminals (Definition of fake verb (FEELING/ILLNESS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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faithless adjective (NOT RELIGIOUS)
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fajita noun
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fake adjective
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fake noun
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fake tan noun
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fake verb (OBJECT)
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fakir noun
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Synonyms and related words:
- a wolf in sheep's clothing idiom
- affect verb (PRETEND)
- assume verb (PRETEND TO HAVE)
- believe verb
- changeling noun
- charlatan noun
- fake verb (OBJECT)
- false adjective (NOT TRUE)
- false modesty noun
- falsify verb
- feign verb
- masquerade as sb/sth phrasal verb
- massage verb (FACTS/NUMBERS)
- pass sth/sb off as sth/sb phrasal verb
- phoney adjective
- play-acting noun
- purport verb
- put sth on phrasal verb (PRETEND)
- quackery noun
- simulate verb
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Faking & pretending
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