8
untrue(noun, adjective, wrong, fake, false)
7
bogus(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, sham)
7
duplicitous(adjective, false, dishonest, deceitful, slick)
7
fictitious(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
7
mendacious(noun, adjective, wrong, fake, false)
7
phony(noun, adjective, wrong, fake, false)
7
scheming(adjective, mean, smooth, false, dishonest)
7
slick(adjective, mean, smooth, false, dishonest)
7
subtle(adjective, mean, smooth, false, dishonest)
7
unreal(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, mad)
6
ambidextrous(false, dishonest, deceitful, slick, hypocritical)
6
casuistic(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, sham)
6
designing(adjective, mean, smooth, smart, false)
6
elusive(adjective, mean, smooth, smart, deception)
6
guileful(adjective, mean, smooth, wrong, smart)
6
oblique(adjective, false, dishonest, cunning, deceitful)
6
perfidious(noun, adjective, wrong, false, dishonest)
6
sophistical(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
5
ambiguous(adjective, false, dishonest, vague, deceitful)
5
corrupt(adjective, mean, bad, evil, false)
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