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false, pretended, fraudulent, bogus; see artificial 1, false 3. See syn. study at false.

noun

deception, counterfeit, sham, copy, cheat, imitation, charlatan, quack, impostor, fraud, make-believe, pretense, fabrication, forgery, imposition, humbug, sleight, trick, hoax, swindle, stratagem, dummy, phony*, faker*, gyp*, spoof*, plant*, put-on*, scam*, flimflam*, goldbrick*.

Antonyms fact*, original, reality. See syn. study at quack.quack.

verb

feign, simulate, falsify, counterfeit; see forge 1, pretend 1, simulate.

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