faux
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Definition of faux
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Synonyms & Antonyms for faux
Synonyms
artificial, bogus, dummy, ersatz, factitious, fake, false, imitation, imitative, man-made, mimic, mock, pretend, sham, simulated, substitute, synthetic
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Examples of faux in a Sentence
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The next year, Taylor walked the carpet in an ultra form-fitting navy gown and faux bob. — Maggie Malach, PEOPLE.com, "A Complete History of Taylor Swift at the MTV VMAs," 23 Aug. 2019 Gaga was suddenly covered in faux-blood dripping from her abdomen, much to the audible horror of her audience. — Stephen Daw, Billboard, "Don't Forget: Lady Gaga's '09 VMAs Performance Should Have Been the Night's Breakout Moment," 21 Aug. 2019 The design is dynamic with a lot of steampunk touches, especially Eugene Lee’s terrific clockwork set that’s dominated, for no particular reason aside from looking cool, by a mechanical dragon atop the faux proscenium. — Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, "Review: Back in Bay Area, ‘Wicked’ is a stirring ode to resistance," 16 Aug. 2019 Bigger pooches have a bit more options: a faux hydrant, agility loops, stand, tunnel, ramp, jump and steps — all emblazoned with dogs, paw prints or bones. — Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com, "Paw Park: Sanford spot draws inspiration from dogs," 13 Aug. 2019 The big red flag here is all the artificial additives, including faux sweetener (sucralose is the generic Splenda). — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com, "What to Know About Pumpkin Spice Lattes, From a Nutritionist Who Loves Them," 13 Aug. 2019 The actress even added in some faux locs for an easy summer hairdo. — Nandi Howard, Essence, "We Can't Get Enough Of Tamera Mowery's Chic Summer Style," 5 Aug. 2019 The faux princess was accompanied by a German man named Baron Embs, who claimed to be a relative of hers, and by the Baron de Schenk, who acted as a kind of private secretary. — National Geographic, "This 'pretender princess' tried to steal Catherine the Great's throne," 6 Aug. 2019 After gaining entry into Oracle legitimately by having his cheap ticket scanned, Laub would make his way down to the court and flash his faux ticket with the barcode to the usher on duty. — Jon Becker, The Mercury News, "Warriors fan reveals how he was able to sneak into courtside seats," 23 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'faux.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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