3
phantasmal(adjective, real, illusive)
3
plausible(false, misleading, illusory)
3
pretended(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
3
seeming(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, dishonest)
3
sham(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
3
vain(adjective, useless, futile)
3
wrong(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, dishonest)
2
apocryphal(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
2
bogus(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
2
catchy(false, ambiguous, misleading, illusory, deceptive)
2
dishonest(adjective, mean, smooth, wrong, fake)
2
distorted(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
2
dubious(adjective, unpredictable, fickle, variable, undependable)
2
elusive(mean, smooth, deception, cunning, knowing)
2
ersatz(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
2
fabled(adjective, fake, false, imaginary, fanciful)
2
fabulous(adjective, fake, false, wild, fantastic)
2
fancy
2
faulty(adjective, wrong, fake, counterfeit, dishonest)
2
hallucinational(adjective, strange, fantasy, unreal)
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