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All apocryphal synonyms

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adj apocryphal

  • mythical — pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.
  • untrue — not true, as to a person or a cause, to fact, or to a standard.
  • unsubstantiated — not substantiated; unproved or unverified: unsubstantiated allegations.
  • inaccurate — not accurate; incorrect or untrue.
  • fictitious — created, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment; not genuine; false: fictitious names.
  • counterfeit — Counterfeit money, goods, or documents are not genuine, but have been made to look exactly like genuine ones in order to deceive people.
  • doubtful — of uncertain outcome or result.
  • dubious — doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubious reply.
  • spurious — not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.
  • unverified — confirmed as to accuracy or truth by acceptable evidence, action, etc.
  • wrong — not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
  • false — not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
  • unauthenticated — to establish as genuine.
  • ungenuine — possessing the claimed or attributed character, quality, or origin; not counterfeit; authentic; real: genuine sympathy; a genuine antique.

adjective apocryphal

  • fictional — invented as part of a work of fiction: Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective.
  • legendary — of, relating to, or of the nature of a legend.
  • made-up — concocted; falsely fabricated or invented: a made-up story.
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