2
commonly named(expression, adjective, supposed, alleged)
2
distorted(adjective, fake, counterfeit, sham, phony)
2
dummy(adjective, fake, mock, pretend, imitation)
2
ersatz(adjective, fake, counterfeit, mock, pretend)
2
factitious(adjective, fake, counterfeit, mock, sham)
2
faked(adjective, fake, pretend, simulated)
2
falsified(fake, counterfeit, lying)
2
hypothetical
2
imitation(adjective, fake, counterfeit, mock, pretend)
2
in name only(expression, adjective, idiom)
2
phoney orphony
2
pretend(adjective, fake, counterfeit, mock, sham)
2
put-on(adjective, fake, counterfeit, mock, pretend)
2
questionable(supposed, unproven)
2
self-called
2
self-christened
2
simulated(adjective, fake, counterfeit, mock, pretend)
2
suspect(supposed, unproven)
2
synthetic(adjective, fake, counterfeit, mock, near)
2
unreal(adjective, fake, counterfeit, pretend, sham)
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