The difference between Fake and Ingenuine

When used as adjectives, fake means not real, whereas ingenuine means false, not genuine or authentic.


Fake is also noun with the meaning: something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.

Fake is also verb with the meaning: to cheat.

check bellow for the other definitions of Fake and Ingenuine

  1. Fake as an adjective:

    Not real; false, fraudulent.

    Examples:

    "Which fur coat looks fake?"

  2. Fake as an adjective (of people):

    Insincere.

  1. Fake as a noun:

    Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.

  2. Fake as a noun:

    A trick; a swindle.

  3. Fake as a noun (sports):

    A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent.

  1. Fake as a verb:

    To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.

  2. Fake as a verb (archaic):

    To modify fraudulently, so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is

  3. Fake as a verb:

    To make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsify.

  4. Fake as a verb:

    To make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to simulate.

    Examples:

    "to fake a marriage"

    "to fake happiness"

    "to fake a smile"

  1. Fake as a noun (nautical):

    One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.

  1. Fake as a verb (nautical):

    To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of eight form, to prevent twisting when running out.

  1. Ingenuine as an adjective:

    false, not genuine or authentic.