Fake and Supposed

Fake

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

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

Nearby Words: faked, faking, faker

Supposed

Supposed adjective - Appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed.
Usage example: this new computer program is a supposed improvement over the old one

Fake and supposed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fake" instead an adjective "Supposed".

Nearby Words: supposition, supposedly, supposing

Both words in one sentence

  • Dawn Of Fire, although it's actually supposed to be the opening titles of the (fake) movie rather than the trailer.
  • Meapless in Seattle was supposed to be a trailer for a fake episode for Phineas and Ferb, until they made it into a real episode later on.
  • Sting was originally supposed to be part of Team WCW, but then the nWo announced Sting had joined them (while running around with a fake Sting), and would be part of their team instead.
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