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