Synonyms: fake, sham, postiche
Definition: something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
Similar words: imitation
Definition: something copied or derived from an original
Synonyms: imposter, impostor, sham, shammer, role player, fraud, fake, faker, pseud, pseudo, pretender
Definition: a person who makes deceitful pretenses
Similar words: deceiver, beguiler, trickster, cheat, cheater, slicker
Definition: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
Synonyms: sham, dissemble, feign, pretend, affect
Definition: make believe with the intent to deceive
Usage: He feigned that he was ill; He shammed a headache
Similar words: belie, misrepresent
Definition: represent falsely
Usage: This statement misrepresents my intentions
Synonyms: assume, sham, simulate, feign
Definition: make a pretence of
Usage: She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger; he feigned sleep
Similar words: dissemble, pretend, act
Definition: behave unnaturally or affectedly
Usage: She's just acting
Synonyms: assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, sham, put on, pretended
Definition: adopted in order to deceive
Usage: an assumed name; an assumed cheerfulness; a fictitious address; fictive sympathy; a pretended interest; a put-on childish voice; sham modesty
Similar words: imitative, counterfeit
Definition: not genuine; imitating something superior
Usage: counterfeit emotion; counterfeit money; counterfeit works of art; a counterfeit prince