8
unsound(adjective, bad, correct, wrong, fake)
7
apocryphal(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
7
hollow(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, unreasonable)
7
meretricious(adjective, wrong, fake, deception, false)
7
pretend(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, mock)
6
baseborn(adjective, law, kin, illegitimate)
6
contrived(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, sham)
6
dummy(adjective, fake, informal, false, counterfeit)
6
falsified(noun, adjective, fake, counterfeit, deceitful)
6
incorrect(adjective, bad, wrong, fake, false)
6
insincere(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, dishonest)
6
pinchbeck(noun, deception)
5
faked(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, mock)
5
faulty(adjective, bad, wrong, fake, false)
5
imaginary(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
5
man-made(adjective, fake, false, mock)
5
mendacious(adjective, wrong, fake, counterfeit, dishonest)
5
misbegot
5
phoney
5
put-on(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, pretend)
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