5
invalid(adjective, correct, wrong, fake, false)
5
likely(adjective, misleading)
5
probable(adjective, misleading, seeming)
5
superficial(adjective, surface, possible, apparent, persuasive)
5
untenable
4
beguiling(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
4
counterfeit(adjective, fake, false, mock, sham)
4
credible(adjective, reliable, probability)
4
empty(adjective, misleading)
4
grand(adjective, beauty)
4
groundless(adjective, foolish, unreasonable, irrational, illogical)
4
inauthentic(adjective, fake, false, bogus)
4
so-called(adjective, fake, counterfeit, sham, phony)
4
supposed
4
unreal(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
4
untruthful(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
3
affected(adjective, fake, false, deceitful, hollow)
3
Jesuitical
3
baseless(adjective, foolish, unreasonable, illogical)
3
captious(adjective, misleading)
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