4
pinchbeck
4
pretentious(wrong, fake, false, counterfeit, dishonest)
4
self-styled(adjective, supposed, virtual, would-be, alleged)
4
soi-disant(adjective, supposed, alleged)
4
unauthentic(adjective, fake, false, deceitful, bogus)
3
apparent(adjective, supposed, virtual, would-be, pseudo)
3
asserted(adjective, supposed, unproven)
3
bluffed
3
colorable
3
deceitful(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, dishonest)
3
deceived
3
dissimulated(verb, adjective, fake, counterfeit, lying)
3
faux(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, pretend)
3
imagined(verb, fake, false, sympathetic, counterfeit)
3
lying(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, mock)
3
made-up(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, pretend)
3
masqueraded
3
mistaken(adjective, fake, counterfeit, sham, phony)
3
outward
3
phoney
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