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MADE-UP Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word made-up. (exact relations)
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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

fabricated
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• formed or conceived by the imagination

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

fictional
adjectiveadj
adjective

• related to or involving literary fiction

adjective satellite

• formed or conceived by the imagination

fictitious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• formed or conceived by the imagination

• adopted in order to deceive

fictive
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• adopted in order to deceive

• capable of imaginative creation

imaginary
adjectiveadj
noun

• (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1

adjective satellite

• not based on fact; existing only in the imagination

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

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

invented
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

• concoct something artificial or untrue

Alternatives for COUNTERFEIT

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