Fake
Fake adjective - Being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials.
Usage example: opposed to the unnecessary killing of animals, she'll consider wearing only fake furs
Manipulated and fake are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Manipulated" instead an adjective "Fake".
Manipulated
Fake and manipulated are semantically related. You can use "Fake" instead an adjective "Manipulated".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- In The Darkness Series, Dumbledore manipulated everyone with a fake prophecy, and he's been trying to get Harry killed since his birth.
- Non-villain example: Power Girl from DC Comics had their original Earth-Two Kryptonian origin dismissed as a fake memory by Arion the sorcerer who reveals to her her at-the-time "true" Post-Crisis origin of being his granddaughter who was genetically manipulated to be given Kryptonian-like powers.
Source: Fake Memories -
Fake Memories: Ruri's family and Suzuo's parents have their memories manipulated to think Edelweiss/Ruri and Tanpopo/Kosuzu are respectively their children.
Source: Light Novel / Dokkoida?!
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