| id est | |
| imitation(virtual, would-be, quasi) | |
| in a manner of speaking | |
| in such a way that | |
| just as if | |
| just as though | |
| less | |
| mock(virtual, would-be, pseudo, quasi) | |
| more | |
| near(virtual, would-be, pseudo) | |
| nominal(virtual, would-be, pseudo) | |
| not genuine(expression, virtual, would-be, quasi) | |
| not kosher(expression, virtual, would-be, quasi) | |
| not legit(expression, virtual, would-be, quasi) | |
| not real(expression, virtual, would-be, quasi) | |
| phony(virtual, would-be, quasi) | |
| pirate(virtual, would-be, quasi) | |
| pretend(virtual, would-be, quasi) | |
| pretended(virtual, would-be, pseudo, quasi) | |
| pseudo(virtual, would-be, quasi) |
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