2
insincere(adjective, fake, unusual, strange, counterfeit)
2
legendary
2
myth(noun, fancy, confusion, deception, impression)
2
ostensible(adjective, fake, counterfeit, mock, sham)
2
pageant(noun, cover, counterfeit, face, contest)
2
pretext(noun, fake, trick, effect, face)
2
put-on(noun, adjective, cover, fake, copy)
2
quasi(adjective, fake, pretend, simulated)
2
queer(untrue, developed, fictitious, invented, fabricated)
2
simulation(trick, copy, sham, con, imitation)
2
tin
2
trip(noun, fancy, confusion, deception, impression)
2
unauthentic(fake, false, deceitful, bogus, specious)
2
ungenuine(fake, false, deceitful, bogus, specious)
2
unsound(adjective, fake, counterfeit, sham, phony)
2
untrue(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, mock)
2
visionary
1
act(trick, sham, con, falsehood, cloak)
1
acting(trick, sham, con, falsehood, cloak)
1
affectation(noun, trick, effect, face, sham)
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