Fake and Original

Fake

Fake noun - An imitation that is passed off as genuine.
Usage example: experts declared that one of the museum's prized paintings was actually a fake

Original is an antonym for fake in topics: false, imposter.

Nearby Words: faked, faking, faker

Original

Original noun - Something from which copies are made.
Usage example: please make copies to hand out, but keep the original

Fake is an antonym for original.

How words are described

best best fake best original
complete complete fake complete original
actual actual fake actual original
real real fake real original
Other adjectives: horrible.

Both words in one sentence

  • Manga / Prison School So in the end, boobs are just fake asses and if one has to choose between the original and a fake, they should obviously choose the original.
  • Shoddy Knockoff Product In one episode he has to intentionally make a lesser quality forgery because he needs the FBI to think that the painting has always been a fake and the original was destroyed during World War 2.
  • Sin City does a fake-out fade out before a Heroic Second Wind, to mirror a similar fake-out in the original graphic novel.
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