3
falsified(adjective, fake, counterfeit, lying)
3
illegitimate
3
make-believe(adjective, fake, deception, false, unusual)
3
pretend(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, sham)
3
so-called(adjective, fake, deception, counterfeit, mock)
3
trumped up(verb, expression, adjective, phrasal verb, fake)
3
untrue(adjective, fake, deception, false, counterfeit)
2
colored(adjective, fake, counterfeit, sham, phony)
2
disguised(adjective, fake, deception, counterfeit, sham)
2
dishonest(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, sham)
2
distorted(adjective, fake, counterfeit, sham, phony)
2
engineered
2
fabulous
2
faux(fake, artificial)
2
fictional(adjective, untrue, developed, fictitious, invented)
2
fictive(untrue, untruth, developed, fictitious, invented)
2
illusory(untrue, untruth, developed, fictitious, invented)
2
imitative(fake, artificial)
2
invented(untrue, untruth, developed, fictitious, fabricated)
2
ostensible(adjective, fake, counterfeit, mock, sham)
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