Synonyms for spurious
ˈspyʊər i əsspu·ri·ous

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1. spuriousadjective

   false, not authentic, not genuine

   Synonyms:
   false, bogus, fake, counterfeit

   Antonyms:
   genuine, representative

2. spuriousadjective

   bastardly, illegitimate

   Synonyms:
   counterfeit, fake, bogus, false

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1. spurious

   Synonyms:
   apocryphal, baseless, counterfeit, disputed, exploded, fabulous, false, fictitious, unauthorized

   Antonyms:
   accepted, accredited, authentic, authoritative, authorized, certain, current, genuine, legitimate, original, real, received, reliable, sure, true, trustworthy, veritable

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1. spurious

   Synonyms:
   counterfeit, false, not genuine, unauthentic, forged, adulterate, ungenuine, bastard, supposititious, groundless, ascititious

   Antonyms:
   true, genuine, veritable, unadulterated, legitimate, authentic

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1. specious, spuriousadjective

   plausible but false

   "a specious claim"; "spurious inferences"

   Synonyms:
   gilded, bastardly, misbegot, misbegotten, meretricious, specious, inauthentic, unauthentic

   Antonyms:
   echt, genuine, true, legitimate

2. bastardly, misbegot, misbegotten, spuriousadjective

   born out of wedlock

   "the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman

   Synonyms:
   bastardly, misbegot, misbegotten, mean, specious, inauthentic, unauthentic

   Antonyms:
   genuine, true, legitimate, echt

3. inauthentic, unauthentic, spuriousadjective

   intended to deceive

   "a spurious work of art"

   Synonyms:
   specious, misbegot, bastardly, misbegotten, unauthentic, inauthentic

   Antonyms:
   legitimate, echt, genuine, true

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1. spuriousadjective

   Synonyms:
   illegitimate, bastard

2. spuriousadjective

   Synonyms:
   counterfeit, supposititious, meretricious, deceitful, sham, false, mock, pretended, feigned, clap-trap, fictitious, unauthentic, make-believe, not genuine

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1. spuriousadjective

   Synonyms:
   counterfeit, sham, false, mock, adulterine, unauthentic

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1. List of paraphrases for "spurious":

   false, fallacious, illegitimate, bogus, fake, non-pivotal, counterfeit

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How to use spurious in a sentence?

1. Devin Nunes:

   They are citing spurious national security concerns to evade congressional oversight while leaking information to The Washington Post ostensibly about classified meetings, congress has a right and a duty to get this information and we will succeed in getting this information, regardless of whatever fantastic stories the DOJ and FBI spin to The Washington Post.

2. Cody Lusk:

   The truth stands: imported autos and auto parts are simply not a national security threat, using this spurious claim as justification to force our trading partners into new negotiations will only create more uncertainty for America's entire auto industry.

3. Goethe:

   We blame equally him who is too proud to put a proper value on his own merit and him who prizes too highly his spurious worth.

4. Kristian Andersen:

   We know from the SARS-CoV-2 genetic data that the pandemic started in late November / early December in China so there's absolutely no way the virus could have been spreading widely in December 2019. From the same genetic data we know that widespread transmission didn't start in the United States until( around) February 2020, the paper is picking up spurious signals and the hospitalizations are more likely from flu or other respiratory diseases.

5. Shyam Khadka:

   Use of excessive pesticides has been a cause for concern for quite some time, now if they turn out to be spurious it's a cause for even greater worry.