Meanings
verbfake bad (third-person singular simple present fakes bad, present participle faking bad, simple past and past participle faked bad)
present singular third person fakes bad · participle present faking bad · participle past faked bad · past faked bad
- informalintransitivetransitivehuman sciencesTo present oneself, when being tested or evaluated, in a misleadingly negative manner, exaggerating bad traits and playing down good ones.
Antonyms: fake good
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo present oneself, when being tested or evaluated, in a misleadingly negative manner, exaggerating bad traits and playing down good ones.
Opposite
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APA
fake bad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fake%20bad
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“fake bad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fake%20bad. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fake bad,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fake%20bad.
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