Fake vs. Artificial

Fake vs. Artificial — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Fake and Artificial

Fakeadjective

Not real; false, fraudulent.

Which fur coat looks fake?

Artificialadjective

Man-made; of artifice.

The flowers were artificial, and he thought them rather tacky.

Fakeadjective

(of people) Insincere.

Artificialadjective

False, misleading.

Her manner was somewhat artificial.

Fakenoun

Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.

Artificialadjective

Unnatural.

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Fakenoun

A trick; a swindle.

Artificialadjective

contrived by art rather than nature;

artificial flowersartificial flavoringan artificial diamondartificial fibersartificial sweeteners

Fakenoun

(sports) A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent.

Artificialadjective

artificially formal;

that artificial humility that her husband hatedcontrived coynessa stilted letter of acknowledgmentwhen people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation

Fakenoun

(nautical) One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.

Artificialadjective

not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes

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Fakeverb

To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.

Fakeverb

(archaic) To modify fraudulently, so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is

Fakeverb

To make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsify.

Fakeverb

To make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to simulate.

to fake a marriageto fake happinessto fake a smile

Fakeverb

(nautical) To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of eight form, to prevent twisting when running out.

Fakenoun

something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

Fakenoun

a person who makes deceitful pretenses

Fakenoun

(football) a deceptive move made by a football player

Fakeverb

make a copy of with the intent to deceive;

he faked the signaturethey counterfeited dollar billsShe forged a Green Card

Fakeverb

fake or falsify;

Fudge the figurescook the booksfalsify the data

Fakeverb

talk through one's hat;

The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it

Fakeadjective

fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

Fakeadjective

not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article;

it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic furfaux pearlsfalse teethdecorated with imitation palm leavesa purse of simulated alligator hide