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forge(noun, verb, produce, do, create)
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simulate(verb, take, act, change, cover)
16
make believe(verb, expression, idiom, take, promote)
16
phony(noun, verb, adjective, reproduction, performance)
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pretended(adjective, false, counterfeit, mock, dishonest)
15
impostor(noun, person, sharp, counterfeit, true)
14
affect(verb, take, act, change, cover)
14
dissemble(verb, act, promote, agree, allow)
14
forged(noun, adjective, false, counterfeit, mock)
14
hoax(noun, cheat, trick, copy, deception)
14
make-believe(noun, verb, adjective, trick, copy)
14
pretender(noun, person, sharp, copy, counterfeit)
14
put on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, act)
13
disguise(noun, verb, act, appearance, cover)
13
feigned(adjective, false, counterfeit, mock, pretend)
13
fictitious(adjective, wrong, false, counterfeit, mock)
13
misrepresent(verb, change, promote, create, influence)
12
affected(adjective, wrong, false, counterfeit, mock)
12
charlatan(noun, person, sharp, copy, counterfeit)
12
copy(noun, verb, reproduction, play, do)
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