Faux and True

Faux

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

True is an antonym for faux.

True

True adjective - Being exactly as appears or as claimed.

Faux is an antonym for true.

Both words in one sentence

  • Roleplay / Neo Pokeforum Faux Affably Evil: Khan Gonzam might be a true believer in his cause or might not.
  • Whether he be a Deceptive Disciple, a Treacherous Advisor, Bastard Understudy, or even a Big Bad Friend and it be being Faux Affably Evil or using Blatant Lies, you can make your bastard really good at hiding his true plans from everyone else.
  • In true faux-Censor Bar form, the picture under the band differed only slightly from the Vanilla Edition cover.note In fact, the only additional "skin" on the Unrated version's cover is her bare shoulders - already visible before the band is removed.
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