4
bogus(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
4
double-crossing(verb, adjective, wrong, false, dishonest)
4
fantastic(adjective, false, strange, different, deceitful)
4
incorrect(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
4
mendacious(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
4
misguidance
4
misteaching(verb, misteaching)
4
ostensible(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, fantastic)
4
plausible(adjective, false, lying, illusory, persuasive)
4
questionable(adjective, uncertain, doubtful, faint, vague)
4
shifty(adjective, wrong, false, dishonest, cunning)
4
spurious(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
4
supposititious(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, untrue)
4
tortuous(adjective, complicated)
4
unclear
4
unfounded(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
4
untrustworthy(adjective, mean, bad, wrong, false)
3
oblique(adjective, false, vague, ambiguous, illusory)
3
apparent
3
cheating(noun, verb, adjective, wrong, deception)
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