adj. Function: adjective
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Synonyms: ILLEGITIMATE 1, baseborn, bastard, fatherless, misbegotten, natural, supposititious, unfathered
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Synonyms: ARTIFICIAL 2, dummy, ersatz, false, imitation, mock, sham, simulated, substitute
3 of doubtful authenticity FF1C; claimed they had bought a spurious painting FF1E;
Synonyms: apocryphal, bastard, unauthentic, ungenuine; compare ARTIFICIAL 2 , COUNTERFEIT
Related Words: bogus, counterfeit, fake, phony, pseudo, sham; false, unreal
Idioms: not what ( or all) it's cracked up to be
Contrasted Words: actual, real, true; bona fide, genuine, veritable
Antonyms: authentic
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Synonyms: ARTIFICIAL 3, affected, assumed, feigned, put-on
Related Words: make-believe, pretend, pretended, pseudo
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Synonyms: COUNTERFEIT , bogus, brummagem, fake, false, phony, pinchbeck, pseudo, sham, snide