Illusory and Spurious

Illusory

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

Spurious and illusory are semantically related. in false topic. In some cases you can use "Spurious" instead an adjective "Illusory".

Nearby Words: illusion, illusive, illusorily

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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