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so-called(fake, counterfeit, lying, apparent)
10
alleged(apparent, supposed, unproven, ostensible)
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supposed(verb, fake, counterfeit, lying)
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ostensible(fake, counterfeit, lying, apparent)
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pretended(verb, fake, counterfeit, lying)
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professed(verb, fake, counterfeit, lying)
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reputed
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nominal(theoretical, supposed, alleged, ostensible)
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putative
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seeming
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apparent(supposed, unproven, ostensible, so-called)
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assumed(fake, counterfeit, lying, supposed)
3
avowed(fake, counterfeit, lying, apparent)
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formal(supposed, alleged, ostensible, so-called)
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specious
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claimed
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false(fake, counterfeit, lying)
2
feigned(fake, counterfeit, lying)
2
in name only(expression, idiom)
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presumed
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APASmart Define. (2015). purported thesaurus. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/purported/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "purported thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/purported/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 23, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, purported thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/purported/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "purported thesaurus" 14 April 2015. Web. 23 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/purported/thesaurus/synonyms>