3
insidious(deception, false, misleading, illusory)
3
phantom
3
plausible(false, reasoning, possible, misleading, apparent)
3
probable
3
sham(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
3
sophistical(adjective, wrong, fake, counterfeit, dishonest)
3
untrue(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
2
airy
2
beguiling(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
2
bewitching
2
casuistic(adjective, wrong, fake, counterfeit, dishonest)
2
catchy(false, misleading, illusory)
2
counterfeit(adjective, fake, sham, phony, bogus)
2
delusionary
2
disingenuous(false, misleading, illusory)
2
elusive
2
fictitious(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
2
fishy(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
2
hallucinational(adjective, strange, fantasy, unreal)
2
hallucinative(adjective, strange, fantasy, unreal)
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