Illusory and Putative

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Illusory adjective - Based on or having the nature of an illusion.

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Putative and illusory are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Putative" instead an adjective "Illusory".

Nearby Words: illusion, illusive, illusorily

Putative adjective - Appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed.

Usage example: the putative reason for her dismissal was poor job performance

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Illusory and putative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Illusory" instead an adjective "Putative".

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