Fakery

Synonyms for "fakery" (86 found)

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acting affectation appearance attitudinizing bluff bluffing cheating color coloring copying counterfeiting deception delusion disguise

Noun(4 words)

artificialness bogosity counterfeit deception

Strong matches (25)

dissemblance dissembling dissimulation emulation facade face fakingfalse airfalse frontfalse showfalsehood falsity feigning feint following forgery four-flushing fraud front gilt

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gloss hit-off humbug

Noun(2 words)

Related words (43)

humbuggery hypocrisy imitation impersonation imposture impression mask masquerade meretriciousness mimesis mirroring onomatopoeia ostentationoutward showparody plagiarism plagiary playacting pose posing

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posture pretence pretense pretension pretext repetition representation seeming semblance sham show simulacrum simulation speciousness takeoff varnishwindow dressing

Noun(6 words)

imposture misrepresentationmore artificialphoneying phoniness sham

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deceit deception dissembling dissimulation misrepresentation

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9 entries

advertising fakeryarchival fakeryart fakeryartwork fakerycurrency fakerydocument fakerymedia fakeryprovenance manipulationscientific fakery

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6 entries

art fakerydocument fakeryfakery allegationsfakery detectionmedia fakeryscientific fakery

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