fakeries Antonyms

Meaning of fakeries

fakeries

pretend entry 1 sense 1, simulate, a simulated movement in a sports contest (such as a pretended kick, pass, or jump or a quick movement in one direction before going in another) designed to deceive an opponent, not genuine, improvise, ad-lib, counterfeit, simulate, concoct, counterfeit entry 1 sense 1, to engage in faking something, to coil in fakes, to alter, manipulate, or treat so as to give a spuriously (see spurious sense 2) genuine appearance to, a device or apparatus used by a magician to achieve the illusion of magic in a trick, impostor, charlatan, one loop of a coil (as of ship's rope or a fire hose) coiled free for running, a worthless imitation passed off as genuine, an imitation that is passed off as genuine, to deceive (an opponent) in a sports contest by means of a fake (see fake entry 2 sense c), not true, real, or genuine, to give a fake to an opponent, impostor, one that is not what it purports to be, to change or treat so as to make false

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pretend entry 1 sense 1, simulate, a simulated movement in a sports contest (such as a pretended kick, pass, or jump or a quick movement in one direction before

faux, false, imitation, simulated, synthetic, artificial, dummy, factitious,mock, manufactured

natural, true, genuine,real, authentic, valuable, bona fide,legitimate, pure, premium

The exhibition unveiled a myriad of fakeries that deceived art enthusiasts for decades.

The company's financial statements were riddled with fakeries, leading to a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation.

The unscrupulous dealer sold knock-off watches as authentic, perpetuating the circulation of fakeries.

The newspaper exposed the fakeries in the medical study, tarnishing the reputation of the researchers.