Antonyms for faking out


Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : feyk
Phonetic Transcription : feɪk


Definition of faking out

Origin :
  • attested in London criminal slang as adjective (1775), verb (1812), and noun (1851, of persons 1888), but probably older. A likely source is feague "to spruce up by artificial means," from German fegen "polish, sweep," also "to clear out, plunder" in colloquial use. "Much of our early thieves' slang is Ger. or Du., and dates from the Thirty Years' War" [Weekley]. Or it may be from Latin facere "to do." Related: Faked; fakes; faking.
  • As in devious : adj dishonest, crafty
  • As in outdo : verb better, overcome
  • As in outwit/outsmart : verb get the better of; figure out before another
  • As in pretend : verb fake, falsify
  • As in avoid : verb refrain or stay away from; prevent
  • As in top : verb surpass
  • As in bluff : verb deceive
  • As in outwit : verb deceive
  • As in outsmart : verb outwit
  • As in outthink : verb outwit
  • As in fool : verb trick, mislead
  • As in hoax : verb trick

Synonyms for faking out

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