PSEUDOS Synonyms
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 |