Synonyms for bogus
ˈboʊ gəsbo·gus

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1. bogusadjective

   Synonyms:
   incorrect, phony, useless, counterfeit, broken, fake, illegal

2. bogusadjective

   Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.

   bogus crimes

   Synonyms:
   incorrect, fake, useless, broken, phony, illegal, counterfeit

3. bogusadjective

   Undesirable or harmful.

   Synonyms:
   counterfeit, broken, useless, illegal, phony, fake, incorrect

4. bogusadjective

   Incorrect, useless, or broken.

   Synonyms:
   illegal, phony, incorrect, counterfeit, broken, useless, fake

5. bogusadjective

   Of a totally fictitious issue printed for collectors, often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country (not to be confused with forgery, which is an illegitimate copy of a genuine stamp).

   Synonyms:
   useless, broken, fake, incorrect, phony, counterfeit, illegal

6. bogusadjective

   Based on false or misleading information or unjustified assumptions.

   bogus laws

   Synonyms:
   counterfeit, broken, fake, phony, incorrect, useless, illegal

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1. bogus, fake, phony, phoney, bastardadjective

   fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

   Synonyms:
   phoney, simulated, imitation, faux, bastard, false, fake, phony

   Antonyms:
   echt, genuine

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1. bogusadjective

   Synonyms:
   [cant term, U. s.] spurious, counterfeit, false

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1. bogusadjective

   Synonyms:
   spurious, counterfeit, fictitious, sham, fraudulent, forged, mock, false, supposititious

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1. List of paraphrases for "bogus":

   false, fictitious, fake, spurious, counterfeit, phony, fictional, forged, fraudulent, untrue

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1. Kash Patel:

   Per Durham, this arrangement was put in motion in July of 2016, meaning Hillary Clinton campaign and Hillary Clinton lawyers masterminded the most intricate and coordinated conspiracy against Donald Trump when Donald Trump was both Donald Trump and later President of the United States while simultaneously perpetuating the bogus Steele Dossier hoax.

2. Mark Dopp:

   Frankly a lot of consumer complaints are bogus.

3. Lanny Davis:

   This is a bogus notion -- what might be the case, compared to what is the case, nobody says it was illegal.

4. Sudhir Choubey:

   Black fungus, white fungus, yellow fungus , blue fungus and so on. Keep inventing bogus fungus to cheat people.

5. Julian Lewis:

   Instead of dodgy dossiers, we now have bogus battalions of moderate fighters.