5
plotted(verb, adjective, planned)
5
spurious(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, sham)
4
deliberate(adjective, planned, intentional, intended)
4
insincere(adjective, fake, unusual, counterfeit, sham)
4
labored(adjective, difficult, true, affected, artificial)
4
laboured
4
made(adjective, created, fashioned, constructed)
4
meretricious(adjective, fake, counterfeit, sham, phony)
4
phoney orphony
4
pretended(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, sham)
4
produced(verb, constructed)
4
schemed(verb, adjective, planned)
4
strained(adjective, difficult, true, affected, artificial)
3
assembled
3
bogus(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, sham)
3
built
3
busy
3
completed
3
conceived(verb, adjective, planned)
3
concocted(verb, adjective, fake, unusual, strange)
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