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BOGUS Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the word bogus. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word bogus. (close relations)

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phony
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

adjective satellite

• fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

fake
adjectiveadj
noun

• something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

• a person who makes deceitful pretenses

• (football) a deceptive move made by a football player

adjective satellite

• fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

• not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

verb

• make a copy of with the intent to deceive

• tamper, with the purpose of deception

• speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths

counterfeit
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• not genuine; imitating something superior

noun

• a copy that is represented as the original

verb

• make a copy of with the intent to deceive

deceptive
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true

• designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently

false
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

adverb

• in a disloyal and faithless manner

adjective satellite

• arising from error

• erroneous and usually accidental

• deliberately deceptive

• inappropriate to reality or facts

• not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

• designed to deceive

• inaccurate in pitch

• adopted in order to deceive

• (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful

forged
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• reproduced fraudulently

fraudulent
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• involving deception

imitation
nounn
noun

• the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations

• something copied or derived from an original

• copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else

• a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect

adjective satellite

• not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

sham
nounn
noun

• something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

• a person who makes deceitful pretenses

adjective satellite

• adopted in order to deceive

verb

• make a pretence of

• make believe with the intent to deceive

spurious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• ostensibly valid, but not actually valid

• plausible but false

• born out of wedlock

• false or fake; not what it appears to be

illegal
adjectiveadj
adjective

• prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules

phoney
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

adjective satellite

• fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

Alternatives for PHONY

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