Spurious
Spurious adjective - Being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud.
So-called and spurious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "So-called" instead an adjective "Spurious".
Nearby Word: spuriously
So-called
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- make-believe and spurious
- make-believe and so-called
- sham and spurious
- sham and so-called
- artificial and spurious
- artificial and so-called
- fake and spurious
- fake and so-called
- ersatz and spurious
- ersatz and so-called
- phony and spurious
- phony and so-called
- counterfeit and spurious
- counterfeit and so-called
Cite this Source
So-called and Spurious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/spurious/so-called
Spurious & So-called. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/spurious/so-called>.
So-called or Spurious. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/spurious/so-called.
