32 entries under deception topic. ×

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spurious(adjective, law, fake, false)
14
bastard(noun, adjective, law, fake)
9
supposititious(adjective, legal, undueness, bastardy)
6
bogus(adjective, fake, false)
6
contraband(adjective, legal, illegality)
6
counterfeit(adjective, fake, false, bogus)
5
feigned(fake, false, bogus)
4
factitious
4
make-believe(fake, false, bogus)
4
mock(fake, false, bogus)
4
pseudo(fake, false, bogus)
4
sham(adjective, fake, false, inferior)
3
colorable
3
fraudulent(hidden, sly)
3
pretended(fake, false, bogus)
2
adulterated(adjective, inferior)
2
pinchbeck
2
so-called
2
sophisticated
2
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