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bogus

/ˈboʊ̯ɡəs/adjective2 syllables

Bogus means: fraudulent; having a misleading appearance.

Synonyms for bogus14

adjective, as in fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

fake, phony, phoney, bastard, counterfeit, imitative

also used for bogus

artificial, bad, bollocks, concocted, ersatz, fabricated, false, illegal

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What does bogus mean?1

adjective

1

fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Bogus in a sentence

  • Sami opened a bank account with a bogus Egyptian ID.OsoHombre
  • The bonus material was actually bogus.Eccles17

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