unfaked

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ʌnˈfeɪkt/ UK /ʌnˈfeɪkt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
genuine; not falsified or pretended

His unfaked surprise convinced everyone he knew nothing of the plan.

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Synonyms

1 adj · genuine; not falsified or... genuine authentic real sincere unfeigned

Opposites

faked false counterfeit pretended feigned

Word family

Related forms fake

Etymology

From un- ('not') + faked, past participle of fake, of uncertain origin, perhaps from earlier feague or from German fegen ('to sweep, clean'); first attested as thieves' cant in the 18th–19th centuries.

un- Old English

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# unfaked

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ʌnˈfeɪkt/
**IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈfeɪkt/

## Meanings
1. genuine; not falsified or pretended

## Examples
- His unfaked surprise convinced everyone he knew nothing of the plan.

## Synonyms
- genuine
- authentic
- real
- sincere
- unfeigned

## Antonyms
- faked
- false
- counterfeit
- pretended
- feigned

## Related Forms
- fake

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + faked, past participle of fake, of uncertain origin, perhaps from earlier feague or from German fegen ('to sweep, clean'); first attested as thieves' cant in the 18th–19th centuries.

## AI Etymology
Unfaked is from un- ('not') + faked, past participle of fake, of uncertain origin, perhaps from earlier feague or from German fegen ('to sweep, clean'); first attested as thieves' cant in the 18th–19th centuries. Important recorded forms include un- (Old English). Morphologically, the un- element marks negation, reversal, removal, or deprivation, while the base supplies the action, quality, or state being denied or undone. The wording preserves that uncertainty: the older history is best read as a cautious account rather than a fully settled chain. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers genuine; not falsified or pretended. The wider family includes related words such as fake.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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