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spurious

adjective

False, counterfeit, or not genuinely what it claims to be.

False or nongenuine

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false bogus counterfeit fake fraudulent inauthentic

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counterfeit

adjective

Made to imitate something genuine with the intention of deceiving.

Imitating the genuine

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fake forged bogus spurious sham phony

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specious

adjective

Appearing convincing or correct while actually being misleading or unsound.

Plausible but unsound

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misleading fallacious deceptive spurious sophistical

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