fake

Adjective

• not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; it's real synthetic fur"
  • it isn't fake anything
    
  • faux pearls
    
  • false teeth
    
  • decorated with imitation palm leaves
    
  • a purse of simulated alligator hide
    

• fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

Noun

• (football) a deceptive move made by a football player

• a person who makes deceitful pretenses

• something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

Verb

• speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
  • The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it
    

• tamper, with the purpose of deception
  • Fudge the figures
    
  • cook the books
    
  • falsify the data
    

• make a copy of with the intent to deceive
  • he faked the signature
    
  • they counterfeited dollar bills
    
  • She forged a Green Card
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  false , faux , imitation , simulated , bogus , phony , phoney , bastard , juke , sham , postiche , talk through one's hat , bullshit , bull , fudge , manipulate , falsify , cook , wangle , misrepresent , forge , counterfeit