10
substitute(noun, adjective, fake, false, counterfeit)
10
unreal(adjective, wrong, fake, informal, false)
9
caricature(noun, verb, respect, trick, copy)
9
humbug(noun, fake, cheat, trick, deception)
9
impostor(noun, person, sharp, fake, trick)
9
imposture(noun, fake, cheat, trick, copy)
9
insincere(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, fantastic)
9
lie(noun, verb, play, fake, trick)
9
make believe(verb, expression, idiom, take, fake)
9
mockery(noun, reproduction, respect, trick, sport)
9
pretext(noun, fake, trick, deception, effect)
9
travesty(noun, verb, reproduction, respect, trick)
8
cheat(noun, verb, move, plan, do)
8
disguise(noun, verb, act, cover, pass)
8
dummy(noun, adjective, fake, informal, false)
8
faker(noun, sharp, fake, copy, counterfeit)
8
fictive(adjective, fake, false, deceitful, untrue)
8
imposter(noun, fake, copy, counterfeit, fraud)
8
shammer(noun, sharp, fake, counterfeit, fraud)
8
subterfuge(noun, trick, deception, dishonesty, con)
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