faux

[foh] / foʊ /

ADJECTIVE

artificial

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ersatz fake false imitation imitative unreal

STRONG

counterfeit fabricated factitious spurious substitute

WEAK

affected contrived feigned insincere plastic synthetic unnatural

Antonyms

STRONGEST

authentic genuine real

WEAK

natural sincere

Example Sentences

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Borgli’s audacious, stark writing defies faux outrage, even if that performative indignation will be an inevitable product of a film so daring.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

The first reason is the data collection faux pas of 2020.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Steve Carell’s character in the likable, watchable and even lovable “Rooster” is classic Steve Carell: Self-aware, charming, boyish, incapable of reading a room, sidestepping a faux pas or calculating nuance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

She has changed the colour of kitchen cupboards and created a faux marble worktop with vinyl.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

I couldn’t have known it in the moment, but I was committing what would be deemed an epic faux pas.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama