Fake and Invention

Fake

Fake noun - An imitation that is passed off as genuine.

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Invention and fake are semantically related In some cases you can use "Invention" instead a noun "Fake".

Nearby Words: faked, faking, faker

Invention noun - Something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination.

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Fake and invention are semantically related in fabrication topic. Sometimes you can use "Fake" instead a noun "Invention".

old	old fake	old invention
pure	pure fake	pure invention
complete	complete fake	complete invention
obvious	obvious fake	obvious invention
Other adjectives: stupid, actual, real, great, evil, important, military, later.

According to Futurama, President Truman ordered the invention of NASA because Roswell couldn't be used to fake the moon landing.

Source: Useful Notes / NASA
Frank Zappa released an album named Cruising with Ruben & the Jets in 1968, where he and the Mothers of Invention performed as a Fake Band called Ruben & The Jets, even creating a false biography in the sleeve notes.

Source: Fake Band
An early Invention Exchange on Mystery Science Theater 3000 featured the Mads' "Chalk Man", a record player with a fake hand on the tonearm (with real human fingernails!) played against a chalkboard record in order to compel party guests to leave at 3 AM.

Source: Nails on a Blackboard

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