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so-called(adjective, fake, counterfeit, lying)
10
alleged(adjective, supposed, unproven, ostensible)
10
avowed(verb, adjective, fake, counterfeit, lying)
8
ostensible(adjective, fake, counterfeit, lying)
8
pretended(verb, adjective, fake, counterfeit, lying)
8
purported(verb, adjective, fake, counterfeit, lying)
7
supposed(verb, adjective, fake, counterfeit, lying)
5
seeming(adjective, surface, supposed, ostensible)
4
specious(adjective, surface, supposed, ostensive)
3
outward(adjective, surface, supposed, ostensive)
3
superficial(adjective, surface, supposed, ostensive)
3
surface
1
quasi-(adjective, surface)
0
appearing
0
illusive(surface, supposed, ostensive)
0
illusory(surface, supposed, ostensive)
0
ostensive(adjective, supposed)
0
semblant(surface, supposed, alleged, ostensive)
0
to all appearances(expression, idiom, surface)
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APASmart Define. (2015). professed thesaurus. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/professed/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "professed thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/professed/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, professed thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/professed/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "professed thesaurus" 14 April 2015. Web. 21 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/professed/thesaurus/synonyms>