Mongrel
Mongrel adjective - Being offspring produced by parents of different races, breeds, species, or genera.
Spurious
Spurious adjective - Being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud.
Mongrel and spurious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mongrel" instead an adjective "Spurious".
Nearby Word: spuriously
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Spurious and Mongrel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mongrel/spurious
Mongrel & Spurious. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mongrel/spurious>.
Spurious or Mongrel. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mongrel/spurious.
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