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, bogus, 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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How to use Bogus in a sentence?

1. Daniel Goldman:

   I think the legal jeopardy for Donald Trump world is pretty clear, presumably Donald Trump didn't know that Donald Trump was getting $ 250 million on a bogus claim. But it's harder to prove that with actual evidence than it is just to assert that.

2. Raneshwar Sing Kishan:

   Farmers protest is nothing more than a drama and poor farmers seems to be cheated by the farmers union leaders only. It appears to be another bogus agitation like Janlokpal movement and all previous aandolan.

3. Kevin McCarney:

   There's a strong sentiment in this county, i would say that 30 % of Republicans think that this past election was bogus.

4. Ray Mabus:

   And every single time those reasons have been bogus, every time. Just like they're bogus today.

5. Zoe Lofgren:

   That's ridiculous, we didn't bring it up. The essence of the factual charge on the Ukraine was that The President tried to use the state power — The President withheld military aid that had been voted by Congress to the Ukraine — in order to get the Ukrainian government to announce a bogus investigation of the Bidens because Hunter Biden were The President political opponents.