Faux and Real

Opposite meaning words

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

Usage example: even the animal rights activists were fooled by the faux furs

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Real is an antonym for faux in artificial topic.

Real adjective - Being exactly as appears or as claimed.

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Faux is an antonym for real.

Nearby Words: realize, realise, reality, realistic, really

Faux Symbolism: Invoked; for no real reason the movie closes on a close-up shot of a crucifix and a cornicello, to "juxtapose the sacred and the propane (sic)".

Source: Film / Cleaver
The What Up With That faux-talk show/musical variety that Kenan Thompson hosts frequently has two special guests cameos of real celebrities playing themselves as if they were on a normal talk show.

Source: One Scene Wonder / Live-Action TV
After losing his girlfriend to 'Real Bullet', I P Man plans to get back at Bullet by posting a video ridiculing his girlfriend and Bullet himself with faux boob (actually Ken's buttocks,) kissing.

Source: Film / Ah Boys to Men

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