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faux

/foʊ/adjective1 syllable

Faux means: not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article.

Synonyms for faux8

adjective, as in not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

fake, false, imitation, simulated, artificial, unreal

also used for faux

cod, mock

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What does faux mean?1

adjective

1

not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article“it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with faux?4

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Faux in a sentence

  • He committed a faux pas when he asked whether she was pregnant.Hybrid
  • Tom made a driving faux pas and nearly died from the glares of annoyance from the other drivers.deniko

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