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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