59
fake(noun, verb, adjective, reproduction, performance)
57
counterfeit(noun, verb, adjective, reproduction, take)
40
imitation(noun, adjective, reproduction, fake, trick)
35
bogus(adjective, fake, informal, deception, false)
32
false(noun, adjective, wrong, fake, informal)
32
pretend(noun, verb, adjective, take, act)
27
mock(noun, verb, adjective, play, respect)
26
artificial(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, mock)
25
fraudulent(noun, adjective, wrong, fake, informal)
24
pseudo(noun, adjective, fake, trick, informal)
24
spurious(noun, adjective, wrong, fake, informal)
21
phoney orphony(noun, adjective)
21
feign(verb, take, act, change, cover)
21
pretended(adjective, fake, deception, false, counterfeit)
19
simulated(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, mock)
19
feigned(adjective, fake, deception, false, counterfeit)
19
forgery(noun, reproduction, fake, trick, informal)
19
simulate(verb, take, act, change, cover)
17
affect(verb, take, act, change, cover)
17
ersatz(noun, adjective, reproduction, fake, informal)
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