4
disputed
4
factitious(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, sham)
4
feigned(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, sham)
4
fictive(adjective, untrue, developed, fictitious, invented)
4
fraudulent(adjective, wrong, fake, counterfeit, dishonest)
4
imitation(noun, adjective, fake, false, counterfeit)
4
mock(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, sham)
4
phony(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
4
pseudo(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, sham)
4
unauthentic(fake, false, deceitful, bogus, specious)
4
unsound(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
3
equivocal(adjective, fake, questionable)
3
heretical(error, heterodoxy)
3
heterodox(error, heterodoxy)
3
legendary(adjective, fantastic, unreal, theoretical, fictitious)
3
pinchbeck
3
questionable
3
sacred text
3
unauthenticated(adjective, fake, questionable)
3
ungenuine(adjective, fake, false, deceitful, bogus)
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