v. 1 falsify, doctor, alter, modify, counterfeit, fabricate, manufacture, forge He faked the evidence in order to implicate his own sister 2 pretend, make a pretence of, dissemble, feign, sham, make believe, simulate, affect She faked a headache to avoid gym classes
n. 3 hoax, counterfeit, sham, forgery, imitation, Colloq phoney or US also phony The experts agree that the painting is a fake 4 faker, impostor, charlatan, fraud, hoaxer, mountebank, cheat, humbug, quack, pretender, Colloq phoney or US also phony He isn't a doctor - he's a fake!
adj. 5 false, counterfeit, forged, sham, fraudulent, imitation, pinchbeck, bogus, spurious, factitious, Colloq phoney or US also phony He escaped the country using a fake passport