1
imitated(counterfeit, affected, hollow, pretentious, shallow)
1
in the works(expression, idiom)
1
laid-out(adjective, deliberate, planned, conscious, intentional)
1
made-up(adjective, fake, unusual, strange, counterfeit)
1
make-believe(adjective, fake, false, unusual, strange)
1
managed
1
manipulated(verb, adjective, planned, schemed, artificial)
1
melodramatic(counterfeit, affected, hollow, pretentious, shallow)
1
methodized
1
molded
1
operated
1
organized
1
ostentatious(counterfeit, affected, hollow, pretentious, shallow)
1
overdone(adjective, difficult, counterfeit, affected, hollow)
1
pedantic(counterfeit, affected, hollow, pretentious, shallow)
1
phony(adjective, fake, false, unusual, counterfeit)
1
pirate(fake, false, deceitful, bogus, specious)
1
plastic(fake, artificial)
1
playacting(counterfeit, affected, hollow, pretentious, shallow)
1
pompous(adjective, counterfeit, sham, refined, affected)
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