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. Shawn Crispin:

   Today's ruling against Reuters reporters Wa Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo on bogus charges marks a new press freedom low for Myanmar, the process that resulted in their convictions was a travesty of justice and will cast Myanmar as an anti-democratic pariah as long as they are wrongfully held behind bars. We call on Myanmar's civilian authorities to immediately release the journalists.

2. Sudhir Choubey:

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

3. Michael Avenatti:

   Any claim that I was $15 million in debt is completely bogus, ludicrous and absurd. I can't wait for the trial in this case, at which point the TRUTH and FACTS will come out and I will be fully exonerated.

4. Justin Sherman:

   This all underscores that the notion that platforms are neutral is absolutely bogus, doing nothing is still a decision, and platforms have to make judgment calls about what they want to allow on their platforms.

5. James Mitchell:

   The suggestion that the men and women of the CIA who put their lives on the line after 9/11 lied to the Senate, lied to the President and used bogus intelligence for some nefarious reason that's unknown, people gave their lives to protect the American people. And the last thing the Democrats want to do as they leave office is to smear their memory. It's despicable.