6
imaginary(negative, vacant, fictional)
4
illusory(negative, imaginary, vacant, fictional)
3
pseudo(adjective, fake, artificial, virtual, would-be)
3
counterfeit(virtual, would-be, quasi)
3
insubstantial(negative, imaginary, vacant, fictional)
3
unsubstantial
2
unreal(negative, imaginary, vacant, fictional)
2
abstract(imaginary, fictional)
2
fancied(negative, imaginary, vacant, fictional)
2
imagined(negative, imaginary, vacant, fictional)
2
immaterial
2
phony(virtual, would-be, quasi)
1
fanciful
1
unrealistic
1
artificial(virtual, would-be, quasi)
1
as it were(expression, idiom, virtual, would-be, quasi)
1
bogus(virtual, would-be, quasi)
1
fantasy(imaginary, fictional)
1
make-believe(imaginary, fictional)
1
pretend(imaginary, virtual, fictional, would-be, quasi)
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