Illusory
Spurious
Spurious adjective - Being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud.
Illusory and spurious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Illusory" instead an adjective "Spurious".
Nearby Word: spuriously
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Spurious and Illusory. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/illusory/spurious
Illusory & Spurious. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/illusory/spurious>.
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