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Synonyms for bogus
ˈboʊ gəsbo·gus
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bogusadjective
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incorrect, phony, useless, counterfeit, broken, fake, illegalbogusadjective
Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.
bogus crimes
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incorrect, fake, useless, broken, phony, illegal, counterfeitbogusadjective
Undesirable or harmful.
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counterfeit, broken, useless, illegal, phony, fake, incorrectbogusadjective
Incorrect, useless, or broken.
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illegal, phony, incorrect, counterfeit, broken, useless, fakebogusadjective
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, illegalbogusadjective
Based on false or misleading information or unjustified assumptions.
bogus laws
Synonyms:
counterfeit, broken, fake, phony, incorrect, useless, illegal
Princeton's WordNet
Dictionary of English Synonymes
bogusadjective
Synonyms:
[cant term, U. s.] spurious, counterfeit, false
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
bogusadjective
Synonyms:
spurious, counterfeit, fictitious, sham, fraudulent, forged, mock, false, supposititious
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "bogus":
false, fictitious, fake, spurious, counterfeit, phony, fictional, forged, fraudulent, untrue
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2392 | false | |
#2535 | broken | |
#3556 | illegal | |
#6134 | fake | |
#7081 | incorrect | |
#10226 | useless | |
#11083 | simulated | |
#13465 | faux | |
#15342 | bastard | |
#15352 | fraudulent | |
#15510 | forged | |
#17637 | imitation | |
#18068 | bogus | |
#18142 | fictional | |
#25316 | counterfeit | |
#27219 | fictitious | |
#28336 | spurious | |
#30218 | untrue | |
#30702 | phony | |
#79590 | phoney |
How to use bogus in a sentence?
Frankly a lot of consumer complaints are bogus.
Bogus police reports cause real harm, i am offended by what's happened, and I'm also angry.
District Attorney Daryl B. Bailey:
I believe that the charges that were( originally) brought, were brought on bogus laws, it was totally unlawful what the state, and law enforcement, did to this woman at the time.
You can build a physical barrier. But why say its a cure-all to keep back this demonized group of people, like this marauding horde that doesnt exist. [Trump] created all of this. Its all bogus.
It is entirely likely that Robert MuellerDavis is squeezing some of my current or former associates to tell lies about me, by the same token, Robert MuellerDavis may seek to bring some bogus charge against me to induce me to testify against the President. I am not saying I have any negative information against the President - I'm saying I won't be pressured into making s --- up. This I will not do.
Translations for bogus
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- مزيف, كاذب, زائف, مزورArabic
- фиктивен, лъжлив, фалшивBulgarian
- gefälscht, unbrauchbar, falschGerman
- trapicheado, falsificado, pajolero, jodido, averiado, adulterado, falsoSpanish
- tekaistu, teko-, väärennetty, väärä, vale-Finnish
- niqué, hors d'usage, foutu, trafiqué, falsifié, truqué, faux, maquillé, bidouillé, gâté, fichuFrench
- hamisHungarian
- gadunganIndonesian
- óekta, svikinn, falskurIcelandic
- brutto, truccato, falsificato, frittoItalian
- מְזוּיָףHebrew
- いんちきの, 虚偽, 偽のJapanese
- 가짜Korean
- vervalstDutch
- adulterado, falsificado, falsoPortuguese
- фиктивный, ложный, фальшивый, поддельныйRussian
- ปลอมThai
- yapmacık, sahte, yanlışTurkish
- 虛假Chinese
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