Spurious and Simulated

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Spurious adjective - Being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud.

Usage example: a spurious Picasso painting that wouldn't have fooled an art expert for a second

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Simulated is a synonym for spurious in artificial topic. In some cases you can use "Simulated" instead an adjective "Spurious", when it comes to topics like counterfeit, false.

Nearby Word: spuriously

Simulated adjective - Being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials.

Usage example: a simulated leopard skin rug

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Spurious is a synonym for simulated in feigned topic. You can use "Spurious" instead an adjective "Simulated".

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