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self-styled(adjective, virtual, pseudo, quasi)
5
manque
5
so-called(adjective, virtual, pseudo)
4
ambitious(adjective, eager, hopeful, wishful, prospective)
4
nominal(adjective, virtual, pseudo)
4
professed
4
soi-disant
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hopeful(noun, adjective, eager, wishful, prospective)
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keen(adjective, hopeful, prospective, aspiring)
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quasi(adjective, almost, virtual, pseudo)
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wishful(adjective, eager, hopeful, prospective, aspiring)
2
alleged
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aspirant(noun, adjective, eager, hopeful, wishful)
2
aspiring(adjective, hopeful, wishful, ambitious, prospective)
2
eager(adjective, aspiring)
2
enterprising(adjective, aspiring)
2
formal
2
in name only(expression, adjective, idiom)
2
nominative
2
potential(adjective, aspiring)
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