False
False adjective - Being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials.
Usage example: George Washington's false teeth were not made of wood but of elephant ivory and cow's teeth
Imitation is a synonym for false in fake topic. In some cases you can use "Imitation" instead an adjective "False", when it comes to topics like artificial.
Imitation
Imitation adjective - Being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials.
Usage example: the stage production uses only imitation diamonds, as real gems would be prohibitively expensive
False is a synonym for imitation in synthetic topic. You can use "False" instead an adjective "Imitation".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- As icing on the Shadow Archetype-cake, he's also performed extensive facial surgery on himself to look like Bruce Wayne, a grisly imitation of Bruce's Master of Disguise traits, plus the fact that his 'Bruce Wayne' persona is ultimately a false one.
Source: Analysis / Batman - Light is not only borrowing a Shinigami's power as the moon will 'borrow' sunlight to make himself a god (shinigami being the closest thing to gods in the series), but that he is also, in reality, an imitation, a false god after all (making his accusing Near of being an imitation of L hypocritical).
Source: Meaningful Name / Anime -
Brief Accent Imitation: In The Theft of the Royal Ruby, three children, having met Poirot for the first time, plan on arranging a false murder for the girl Bridget, all while using their Belgian French "Hercule Poirot" accent.
Source: Series / Poirot
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