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PSEUDOS Synonyms

There are 15 synonyms of the word pseudos. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word pseudos. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for PSEUDOS

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artificial
adjectiveadj
adjective

• contrived by art rather than nature

adjective satellite

• artificially formal

• not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes

bogus
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

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

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

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

feigned
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not genuine

fraudulent
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• involving deception

imitative
adjectiveadj
adjective

• marked by or given to imitation

• (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound

• not genuine; imitating something superior

insincere
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking sincerity

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

pretend
verbv
noun

• the enactment of a pretense

adjective satellite

• imagined as in a play

verb

• make believe with the intent to deceive

• behave unnaturally or affectedly

• put forward a claim and assert right or possession of

• put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

• represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like

• state insincerely

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

simulated
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective satellite

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

• reproduced or made to resemble; imitative in character

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

Alternatives for ARTIFICIAL

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