bogus
adjective
1 bogus
Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance.
synonyms: bastard, fake, phoney, phony.
Roget 545:
deceived
etc.
v.;
deceiving
&c.;
cunning
etc.
702;
prestigious†,
prestigiatory†;
deceptive,
deceptious†;
deceitful,
covinous†;
delusive,
delusory;
illusive,
illusory;
elusive,
insidious,
ad captandum vulgus [Lat.].
untrue
etc.
546;
mock,
sham,
make-believe,
counterfeit,
snide [Slang],
pseudo,
spurious,
supposititious,
so-called,
pretended,
feigned,
trumped up,
bogus,
scamped,
fraudulent,
tricky,
factitious bastard;
surreptitious,
illegitimate,
contraband,
adulterated,
sophisticated;
unsound,
rotten at the core;
colorable;
disguised;
meretricious,
tinsel,
pinchbeck,
plated;
catchpenny;
Brummagem.
artificial,
synthetic,
ersatz [G.];
simulated
etc.
544.
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Polish: zakłamany, kłamliwy
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