7
unsubstantial(adjective, strange, trivial, fantasy, insufficient)
6
artful(mean, smooth, false, cunning, deceitful)
6
delusional(adjective, strange, fantasy, unreal)
6
phantasmagoric(adjective, fake, false, fantastic, real)
6
spurious(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
6
surreal(adjective, strange, fantasy, unreal)
6
tricky(adjective, mean, smooth, wrong, smart)
6
untrue(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
5
dreamlike(adjective, fake, false, fantastic, real)
5
fantastical(adjective, strange, fantasy, unreal)
5
hypocritical
5
illusional(adjective, strange, fantasy, unreal)
5
illusionary(adjective, strange, fantasy, unreal)
5
lying(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
5
ostensible(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, fantastic)
5
unrealistic
4
assumed(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, sham)
4
counterfeit(adjective, wrong, fake, false, dishonest)
4
fancied(adjective, strange, fantasy, unreal)
4
fictional(adjective, false, strange, fantasy, deceitful)
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