52 entries under adjective topic. ×

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self-styled(virtual, pseudo, quasi)
5
manque
5
so-called(virtual, pseudo)
4
ambitious(eager, hopeful, wishful, prospective)
4
nominal(virtual, pseudo)
4
professed
4
soi-disant
3
hopeful(noun, eager, wishful, prospective)
3
keen(hopeful, prospective, aspiring)
3
quasi(almost, virtual, pseudo)
3
wishful(eager, hopeful, prospective, aspiring)
2
alleged
2
aspirant(noun, eager, hopeful, wishful)
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aspiring(hopeful, wishful, ambitious, prospective)
2
eager
2
enterprising
2
formal
2
in name only(expression, idiom)
2
potential
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pretended(virtual, pseudo, quasi)
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