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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
faith
faith^2
noun a person’s or community’s
religion » Charles followed
the Christian faith.
belief, creed, persuasion,
religionfaithful^1
adjective loyal to someone or
something » The dog was my
uncle’s faithful companion.
devoted, loyal, staunch,
true, steadfast, unwavering
antonym: unfaithfulfaithful^2
adjective accurate and truthful
» The film was faithful
to the novel.
accurate, exact, strict, truefake^1
noun a deceitful imitation
of a thing or person
» These paintings are fakes.
copy, forgery, fraud,
imitation, reproduction,
shamfake^2
adjective imitation and not
genuine » Alice wore a
fake moustache as part of
her costume.
artificial, counterfeit, false,
imitation, phoney or phony
(informal), assumed
antonym: real
related words: prefix pseudo-fake^3
verb to pretend to experience
something » She faked a
tummy ache so she wouldn’t
have to eat the school dinner.
feign, pretend, simulatefall^1
verb to descend towards the
ground » Nicky fell from his
bike onto the path.
collapse, drop, plunge,
topple, trip
antonym: risefall^2
verb to become lower or less
» The number of fish in the
sea has fallen due to overfishing.
decline, decrease, diminish,
dwindle, plummet, subside,
abate, depreciate, ebb
antonym: increasefall^3
noun a reduction in amount
» There has been a fall in
ice-cream sales now that
summer is over.
decline, decrease, drop,
reduction, slump
antonym: risefalse^1
adjective not true or correct
» Ellen was accused of
spreading false rumours.
erroneous, fictitious,
incorrect, mistaken, untrue
antonym: truefalse^2
adjective not genuine but
intended to seem so
» The woman was wearing
false eyelashes.
artificial, bogus, fake,
forged, simulated, ersatz,
spurious
antonym: genuine
related word: prefix pseudo-false^3
adjective unfaithful and
deceitful » Ivy was a false
friend, betraying Belinda to
their teacher.
deceitful, disloyal,
insincere, unfaithful,
duplicitous, perfidiousfame
noun the state of being very
well-known » The film brought
him international fame.
eminence, glory,
prominence, renown,
reputationfamiliar
adjective knowing something
well » Most children are
familiar with nursery rhymes.
acquainted with, aware of,
knowledgeable about,
versed in
antonym: unfamiliarfamily^1
noun a group of relatives
» My family always gets
together for dinner.
descendants, relations,
relatives
related word: adjective familialfamily^2
noun a group of related species
» Tigers are members of the
cat family.
class, classification, kindfamous
adjective very well-known
» The chef’s TV show made
him famous.
celebrated, distinguished,
illustrious, legendary,
noted, renowned, lionized
antonym: unknownfan
noun an enthusiast about
something or someone
» George was the band’s
biggest fan.
adherent, admirer,
devotee, geek (slang),
lover, supporter, zealot,
aficionado, buff, enthusiastfanatic
noun someone who is
extremely enthusiastic about
something » Joao and Carla
were football fanatics and went
to every match.
activist, devotee, extremist,
militant, zealotfanatical
adjective showing extreme
support for something
» Lisa was fanatical about
animal conservation.
fervent, obsessive,
passionate, rabid, wild,
immoderate, zealousfancy^1
verb to want to have or do
something » Liam fancied
a pizza.
be attracted to, hanker
after, have a yen for,
would likefancy^2
adjective special and elaborate
» She was wearing a fancy
hat, full of feathers.
decorated, elaborate,
extravagant, intricate,
ornate, baroque,
embellished, ornamented
antonym: plainfar^1
adverb at a great distance
from something
» The top of the mountain
was far above us.
afar, a great distance,
a long way, deep, milesfar^2
adverb to a great extent or
degree » The computer he
bought was far better than the
other options.
considerably, incomparably,
much, very muchNicky fell from his bike
onto the path.My family always gets together
for dinner.Joao and Carla were football
fanatics and went to every match.Alice wore a fake moustache as
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