I. noun
1.
Synonyms: imposture , cheat, deceit, deception, fake, flimflam, hoax, put-on, sell, spoof
Related Word: facade, fakery, false front, Potemkin village
2.
Synonyms: hypocrisy , cant, hypocriticalness, pecksniffery, pharisaicalness, pharisaism, sanctimoniousness, sanctimony, Tartuffery, Tartuffism
3.
Synonyms: mockery 2, burlesque, caricature, farce, mock, travesty
II. verb
Synonyms: assume 4, act, affect, bluff, counterfeit, fake, feign, pretend, put on, simulate
Related Word: ape, copy, imitate, mock; create, invent; lie, mislead
III. adjective
1.
Synonyms: fictitious 2, fake, mock, simulated
Related Word: affected, assumed, feigned; pseudo, so-called; make-believe, pretend
2.
Synonyms: counterfeit , bogus, brummagem, fake, false, phony, pinchbeck, pseudo, snide, spurious
3.
Synonyms: artificial 2, dummy, ersatz, false, imitation, mock, simulated, spurious, substitute
Related Word: plaster, synthetic; adulterated; bogus