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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1. Armie Hammer:

   I’m not responding to these bulls--t claims but in light of the vicious and spurious online attacks against me, I cannot in good conscience now leave my children for 4 months to shoot a film in the Dominican Republic, lionsgate is supporting me in this and I’m grateful to them for that.

2. Jon Fine:

   It is our understanding that your client's representatives, including The Washington Post, continue to pursue and to disseminate these false and spurious allegations in a manner that is injurious to American Media and American Media executives, accordingly, we hereby demand that you cease and desist such defamatory conduct immediately. Any further dissemination of these false, vicious, speculative and unsubstantiated statements is done at your client's peril.

3. 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.

4. Bill Freimuth:

   Spurious allegations claiming members or committees use our process to push forward nominations for artists they have relationships with are categorically false, misleading and wrong.

5. Eliot Engel:

   This spurious, after-the-fact explanation won't do. We need answers and testimony, so I look forward to Secretary (of State Mike) Pompeo testifying before the committee at an open Feb. 28 hearing on Iran and Iraq policy, including the Soleimani strike and war powers.