| alleged(adjective, apparent, supposed, unproven, ostensible) |
| purported(adjective, fake, counterfeit, doubtful, apparent) |
| supposed(adjective, fake, counterfeit, doubtful, lying) |
| professed(adjective, fake, counterfeit, lying, apparent) |
| ostensible(adjective, fake, counterfeit, sham, affected) |
| self-styled(adjective, supposed, virtual, would-be, alleged) |
| pretended(adjective, fake, counterfeit, mock, near) |
| nominal(adjective, doubtful, theoretical, supposed, virtual) |
| soi-disant(adjective, supposed, alleged) |
| feigned(adjective, fake, counterfeit, mock, pretend) |
| sham(adjective, fake, counterfeit, mock, near) |
| assumed(adjective, fake, counterfeit, mock, sham) |
| fake(adjective, counterfeit, mock, near, pretend) |
| counterfeit(adjective, fake, mock, pretend, sham) |
| false(adjective, fake, counterfeit, mock, pretend) |
| fictitious(adjective, fake, counterfeit, mock, sham) |
| formal(adjective, supposed, alleged, ostensible) |
| pseudo(adjective, fake, counterfeit, mock, pretend) |
| titular(adjective, title) |
| would-be(adjective, virtual, pseudo) |