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faking

NOUN

camouflage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cloak disguise mask veil

STRONG

beard blind concealment cover deceit dissimulation front guise masking masquerade mimicry paint screen shade shroud smokescreen

WEAK

coverup deceptive marking false appearance plain brown wrapper protective coloring red herring

NOUN

disguise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

camouflage cloak guise trickery veil

STRONG

beard blind charade color coloring concealment costume counterfeit cover-up dissimulation dress facade face front illusion make believe mask masquerade pageant pretense pretension pretentiousness pseudonym put on screen semblance veneer

WEAK

false front fig leaf getup pen name red herring smokescreen

Antonyms

STRONG

back character honesty personality reality rear truth

NOUN

forgery

Synonyms

STRONGEST

falsification

STRONG

carbon cheat copy fabrication fake fraudulence imitation imposition imposture phony pseudo sham twin

WEAK

bogus carbon copy coining imitating lookalike workalike

Antonyms

STRONG

honesty original reality truth

NOUN

pretense

Synonyms

STRONGEST

charade cloak pretext semblance veneer

STRONG

act acting affectation appearance artifice claim deceit deception display dissimulation double-dealing evasion excuse fabrication facade fakery falsification feigning gag guise insincerity invention make believe mask masquerade misrepresentation misstatement ostentation posing posturing pretentiousness routine ruse schtick sham shuffling simulation stall stunt subterfuge trickery veil wile

WEAK

dumb act

Antonyms

STRONGEST

reality

STRONG

frankness honesty honor openness quiet simplicity truth truthfulness uprightness

Example Sentences

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Prosecutors have accused Soofer of faking invoices for fresh meals while clients were left to eat breakfast bars, canned beans and ramen noodles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Faking illness when faking death didn’t seem to work.

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026

That is, employees faking enthusiasm and effectiveness of AI tools to meet their boss’s inflated expectations.

From Barron's • Dec. 30, 2025

The oil tanker seized by US forces on Wednesday had a track record of faking or concealing its location information, apparently to hide its activities, ship tracking data shows.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

She can tell if I’m really sick or simply faking it, because sometimes I do pretend I don’t feel good just so I can stay home.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper

faking

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