faking

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faking

/ˈfeɪkɪŋ/

Rhymes with -eɪkɪŋ

noun fakings

The act of something being faked.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of fake

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: phoney, faux, phony, bogus, sham, falsify, artificial, imposter, impostor, counterfeit, wangle, pretender, misrepresent, fraud, pseud, pseudo

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@misc{faking_2026,
  title = {faking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/faking},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}