2
ersatz(virtual, would-be, quasi)
2
fake(virtual, would-be, pseudo, quasi)
2
imitation(virtual, would-be, quasi)
2
in name only(expression, adjective, idiom)
2
mock(virtual, would-be, pseudo, quasi)
2
phony(virtual, would-be, quasi)
2
pseudo(virtual, would-be, quasi)
2
purported(adjective, supposed, alleged, ostensible, so-called)
2
quasi(virtual, would-be, pseudo)
2
self-called
2
self-christened
2
sham(virtual, would-be, pseudo, quasi)
2
simulated(virtual, would-be, quasi)
2
spurious(virtual, would-be, quasi)
2
supposed(adjective, alleged, ostensible, so-called)
2
synthetic(virtual, would-be, pseudo)
1
aberrant
1
affected
1
allegedly(adjective, supposed, alleged)
1
apocryphal
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