100 entries under phony topic. ×

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make-believe(adjective, fake, deception, false, counterfeit)
8
unreal(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, fantastic)
7
pretend(verb, adjective, fake, false, counterfeit)
7
synthetic(adjective, fake, counterfeit, mock, near)
6
fraudulent(adjective, fake, deception, false, counterfeit)
6
specious(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, dishonest)
5
disguised(verb, adjective, fake, deception, counterfeit)
5
ersatz(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, mock)
5
imaginary(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, fantastic)
5
meretricious(adjective, fake, deception, counterfeit, sham)
5
put-on(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, dishonest)
5
seeming(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, dishonest)
4
contrived(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, sham)
4
delusive(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
4
forged(verb, adjective, fake, false, counterfeit)
3
deceitful(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, dishonest)
3
faux(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, pretend)
3
lying(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, mock)
3
made-up(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, pretend)
3
mistaken(adjective, fake, counterfeit, sham)
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APASmart Define. (2015). pretended thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/pretended/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "pretended thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/pretended/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 27, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, pretended thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 27 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/pretended/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "pretended thesaurus" 13 April 2015. Web. 27 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/pretended/thesaurus/synonyms>