Fake and Lying

Fake

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

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Lying and fake are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lying" instead the word "Fake" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Words: faked, faking, faker

Lying adjective - Telling or containing lies.

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Fake and lying are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fake" instead the word "Lying" as an adjective or a noun.

old	old fake	old lying
good	good fake	good lying
alien	alien fake	alien lying
genuine	genuine fake	genuine lying
Other adjectives: convincing, actual, evil, worthless, terrible, deliberate, several.

In "$20.01", Penn Jillette admits that magic is fake, and is another word for lying.

Source: Western Animation / Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Dirty Business: Turing and the player break the law a few times, such as lying to the police, breaking into an apartment or getting a fake ID and carjacking an untraceable car.

Source: Videogame / Read Only Memories
Fake You Out, for all its fast-paced quirky synth, is about Tyler lying about himself to others and to God.

Source: Lyrical Dissonance / Alternative

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