32 entries under deception topic. ×

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sham(noun, adjective, fake, false)
12
bogus(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit)
12
counterfeit(adjective, fake, false, mock)
11
pretended(adjective, fake, counterfeit, sham)
11
spurious(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit)
10
mock(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit)
9
feigned(adjective, fake, false, unusual)
8
pseudo(adjective, fake, unusual, strange)
6
fraudulent(adjective, fake, counterfeit, sham)
6
supposititious(adjective, untrue, untruth, developed)
4
pinchbeck
3
meretricious(adjective, fake, counterfeit, sham)
3
bastard
3
illegitimate
3
make-believe(adjective, fake, false, unusual)
3
so-called(adjective, fake, counterfeit, mock)
3
trumped up(verb, expression, adjective, phrasal verb, fake)
3
untrue(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit)
2
disguised(adjective, fake, counterfeit, sham)
2
surreptitious(adjective, untruth)
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