All bogus synonyms
bo·gus
B b adj bogus
- spurious — not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.
- phony — not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.
- fraudulent — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
- fictitious — created, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment; not genuine; false: fictitious names.
- forged — to form by heating and hammering; beat into shape.
- fake — to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
- sham — something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- false — not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- artificial — Artificial objects, materials, or processes do not occur naturally and are created by human beings, for example using science or technology.
- dummy — a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
- imitation — a result or product of imitating.
- pretended — Informal. make-believe; simulated; counterfeit: pretend diamonds.
- pseudo — not actually but having the appearance of; pretended; false or spurious; sham.
- simulated — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.