8
simulated(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, mock)
8
spurious(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, mock)
7
bogus(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, mock)
7
fancy(noun, confusion, deception, impression, image)
6
charade(noun, cover, trick, honest, counterfeit)
6
fancied(adjective, fantasy, imaginary, unreal, fictional)
6
imitation(noun, adjective, fake, copy, false)
6
pretence
6
pretended(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, mock)
6
pretension(noun, cover, fake, trick, counterfeit)
5
assumed(adjective, fake, false, unusual, counterfeit)
5
disguise(noun, suppress, sham, covering, story)
5
dream(noun, adjective, pretend, fantasy, story)
5
fabulous
5
fairy tale(noun, expression, fantasy, story, unreality)
5
imagination(noun, fantasy, story, unreality)
5
synthetic(adjective, fake, false, unusual, strange)
4
acted(verb, adjective, pretend, imaginary, unreal)
4
chimerical(untrue, unreal, fabulous, developed, fictitious)
4
ersatz(adjective, fake, false, unusual, strange)
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