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erroneous(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, sham)
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factitious(adjective, fake, counterfeit, mock, sham)
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fake(adjective, false, counterfeit, fantastic, sham)
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fantastic(false, deceitful, imaginary, misleading, fanciful)
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glaring
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in name only(expression, adjective, idiom, theoretical, supposed)
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make-believe(adjective, fake, counterfeit, mock, sham)
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meretricious(adjective, fake, counterfeit, sham, phony)
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noticeable
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patent(noun, adjective, manifestation)
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phantasmal(adjective, illusive)
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plain
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pretend(adjective, fake, counterfeit, mock, sham)
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prominent
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pronounced
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pseudo(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, fantastic)
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putative(supposed, alleged, presumed)
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reasonable(adjective, fair, acceptable, expected, apt)
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shallow(adjective, slight, detail, trivial, surface)
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skin-deep(adjective, slight, detail, silly, trivial)
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