1. things that are not genuine or authentic; imitations or counterfeits

1. pretends or acts as if something is true when it is not
2. creates or produces something false or counterfeit

Examples

• The museum discovered that several paintings in their collection were fakes.
• Street vendors were selling fakes of expensive designer handbags.
• She fakes a smile whenever her boss walks by.
• He fakes being sick to avoid going to school.
• The criminal fakes official documents to commit fraud.
• The actor fakes an accent for his role in the movie.
• These fake watches look almost identical to the real ones.