Fake and Fictional

Fake

Fake adjective - Being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials.

Fictional and fake are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fictional" instead an adjective "Fake".

Nearby Words: faked, faking, faker

Fictional

Fictional adjective - Not real and existing only in the imagination.

Fake and fictional are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fake" instead an adjective "Fictional".

Nearby Words: fiction, fictitious, fictionally, fictionalised
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