5
deluding(adjective, false, mad, unreasonable, dishonest)
5
fishy(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
5
hollow(noun, adjective, smooth, wrong, fake)
5
imaginary(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, sham)
5
indirect(adjective, false, restrained, dishonest, cunning)
5
meretricious(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
5
off(adjective, wrong, informal, false, dishonest)
5
pseudo(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, sham)
5
shady(adjective, smooth, fake, false, counterfeit)
5
sophistic(adjective, mad, unreasonable, irrational, fallacious)
5
underhanded(adjective, bad, false, dishonest, cunning)
5
wrong(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, dishonest)
4
Jesuitical
4
catchy(adjective, false, dishonest, ambiguous, misleading)
4
dissembling(noun, adjective, mean, smooth, wrong)
4
dubious(adjective, dishonest, unpredictable, unreliable, fickle)
4
erroneous(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
4
fictional(adjective, wrong, false, fantastic, incorrect)
4
hallucinatory(adjective, false, fantastic, deceitful, unpredictable)
4
mock(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, dishonest)
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