faked

adjective

ˈfākd 

: made, done, or altered with intent to deceive: such as

a

: forged sense 2

discovered the faked documents

Unsuspecting users click on this faked site instead of the real site.

—Bruce Schneier

b

: simulated in order to deceive an opponent

a faked punt

His first outside shot, however, was blocked, but he came back with a faked shot and then a sweet bounce pass to O'Sullivan for a layup.

—Ira Berkow

Examples of faked in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The swindler’s con was up when cops discovered his lifeless body in the trunk of a 1980 Buick in what many believe was a faked suicide attempt gone wrong. —airmail.news, 31 Aug. 2024

Hyundai says technology efficiently prevents forgeries and faked fingerprints, performing five times more effectively than a conventional vehicle or smart keys. —Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025

Path possibilities include: (1) AI can take a human faked word and give it prominence and respectability. —Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024

As for appeal, a finding of a faked injury can be reversed if medical information is provided that establishes the injury. —Chase Goodbread, The Tennessean, 6 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above