Mock
Mock adjective - Being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials.
Usage example: mock turtle soup
Pseudo is a synonym for mock in imitation topic. In some cases you can use "Pseudo" instead the word "Mock" as an adjective or a noun, when it comes to topics like artificial. popular alternative
Pseudo
Pseudo adjective - Lacking in natural or spontaneous quality.
Usage example: the pseudo friendliness of a salesperson trying to sell you something
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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They mock his formal, pseudo-historical garb.
Source: Fashion-Victim Villain - It was later remixed from a goofy, mock-triumphant, pseudo-orchestral sound into something more exotic and techno-ish for the later short Gravity; this version then became her leitmotif in the TV series.
Source: Bootstrapped Leitmotif - From a promo for Lou Reed's Transformer: "In the midst of all the make believe madness, the mock depravity, and the pseudo-sexual anarchists, Lou Reed is the real thing." That's right, Transformer - the one produced by David Bowie.
Source: Hilarious In Hindsight / Music
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