70 entries under deception topic. ×
| sham(noun, adjective, fake, trick, informal) | |
| counterfeit(noun, adjective, sharp, fake, trick) | |
| fake(noun, adjective, trick, informal, copy) | |
| spurious(adjective, fake, informal, false) | |
| mock(noun, adjective, fake, trick, informal) | |
| bogus(noun, adjective, fake, false) | |
| imitation(noun, adjective, fake, trick, copy) | |
| pretended(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit) | |
| feigned(adjective, fake, false, unusual) | |
| fraudulent(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit) | |
| make-believe(noun, adjective, fake, copy) | |
| factitious(adjective, fake, unusual, strange) | |
| pretend(noun, adjective, fake, trick) | |
| supposititious(adjective, informal, counterfeit, extra) | |
| impostor(noun, person, sharp, fake, trick) | |
| so-called(adjective, fake, counterfeit, mock) | |
| illegitimate(fake, false, bogus) | |
| bastard(fake, false, deceitful, bogus) | |
| meretricious(adjective, fake, counterfeit, sham) | |
| pinchbeck |
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