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:

   President Duterte should come down on the side of press freedom and scrap the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, or at least modify the act to ensure that the media can not be hit with bogus incitement charges, the legislation as written is a direct threat to journalists, and should be rejected.

2. Ian Kerner:

   In a time when men are bombarded with ads for bogus penis enhancers and images of porn star penises, it's refreshing to see a scientific study assert penile dimensions that are refreshingly normal, in the world of porn, even penises that meet the baseline for normal are often tagged as small, so hopefully men who worry about their size will get this corrective message.

3. 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.

4. Chris Cuomo:

   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.

5. Raneshwar Sing Kishan:

   J P Andolan was bogus, Janlokpal movement was a drama, Patel agitation was a dirty game. The protestors leaders were found to be politicians and govt planted people only. This farmers protest is going in the same direction. Poor farmers are likely to feel cheated