5
disguised(verb, adjective, fake, deception, counterfeit)
5
ersatz(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, mock)
5
falsified(verb, adjective, fake, counterfeit, lying)
5
imaginary(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, fantastic)
5
imitated(verb, counterfeit, affected, hollow, pretentious)
5
impersonated(verb, imitated)
5
meretricious(adjective, fake, deception, counterfeit, sham)
5
put-on(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, dishonest)
5
seeming(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, dishonest)
5
shammed(verb, adjective, fake, counterfeit, lying)
5
unnatural(adjective, counterfeit, awkward, sham, refined)
4
bastard(fake, deception, false, deceitful, bogus)
4
contrived(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, sham)
4
delusive(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
4
forged(verb, adjective, fake, false, counterfeit)
4
formal(adjective, supposed, alleged, ostensible, so-called)
4
illegitimate(fake, deception, false, bogus)
4
mimic(adjective, fake, pretend, simulated)
4
mocked(noun, verb, adjective, imitated)
4
nominal(adjective, theoretical, supposed, virtual, would-be)
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