Then there are the people who got the (rather odd) idea of listening to phonograph records while they were being played backwards. Watch those clouds for a while (maybe hours, and on different days) and you might very well see the figure of an elephant or a whale in the sky! Houses! Castles! These are all spurous visions because the actual shapes of the clouds are random in nature – to a great degree – and also because the human mind has a way of perceiving images in random patterns.
“Spurious” is not necessarily something that is deceitful of imitation.Ī much more common meaning of “spurious” is that which happens because of random processes or perceptions.įor example, go outdoors on a sunny summer afternoon with many puffy (cumulous) clouds in the sky. Acupuncture has also been shown to be pseudoscientific. The most important word that has “pseudo” as a prefix is “pseudoscientific” because of the many pseudoscientific ideas and beliefs that abound now, or have abounded recently, such as homeopathy, ESP, Communism, Dianetics, and “remote viewing”. Don’t buy any “Oriental rugs” that upon close examination are found to have been made in Bolivia or the Bahamas – just to make up a couple of examples. Note: pseudo-orthodox, pseudo-French, pseudo-Sanskrit, pseudo-Oriental, pseudo-Babylonian.ĭon’t waste your money on any pseudo-Oriental or pseudo-Babylonian works of art or artifacts. Also, this prefix does not need a hyphen except in cases that would produce “oo” and when the stem word is a proper noun or adjective. I don’t think that “pseudo” is ever used (properly) for anything but a prefix, and in fact, I will say it stronger than that: Don’t use “pseudo” for anything but a prefix. “Pseudo: false (also a prefix in hyphenated and closed compounds such as pseudo-event and pseudopod)” What is the Difference Between Metaphor and Simile?ģ Responses to “25 Synonyms for “Deceptive” and “Fake”.Want to improve your English in five minutes a day? Get a subscription and start receiving our writing tips and exercises daily! Keep learning! Browse the Vocabulary category, check our popular posts, or choose a related post below: Synthetic: not genuine also, several unrelated meanings Specious: deceptively attractive, or appearing genuine or truthfulĢ5. Simulated: fake but intended or made to look genuineĢ3. Pseudo: false (also a prefix in hyphenated and closed compounds such as pseudo-event and pseudopod)Ģ2. Phony: counterfeit, false, or fictitious also, hypocriticalġ9. Mock: imitation, in the senses of not being genuine or realġ8. Jive: deceitful (said of talk) also, superficial or foolish, or other unrelated meaningsġ7. Forged: imitation with intent to deceive also, an unrelated meaning of being created by pressure and perhaps heatġ5. Feigned: fictitious, or not genuine or realġ3. Faux: imitation (usually in the sense of a design element or fashion item that deliberately mimics a more expensive material or fabric such as marble or fur)ġ2. Ersatz: imitation or substitute (and generally inferior to the real thing)ġ1. Dummy: imitation (and, as a noun, a mockup) also, several unrelated meaningsĨ. Beguiling: deceptive, duplicitous, or divertingħ.
Assumed: pretended, as in “an assumed name,” referring to a pseudonym used to conceal one’s identity (and, as a verb, to pretend) also, several unrelated meaningsĢ. Here are some alternatives to these terms and the related words deceitful and false and their connotations.ġ.
Many words related to deceptive and fake exist, but some have specific senses for distinctive usage. Here, interior designers from around the South share their predictions for what's trending in kitchen design for 2022 and beyond.25 Synonyms for “Deceptive” and “Fake By Mark Nichol We're turning away from big-box stores and toward vintage items-first, out of necessity due to supply-chain issues, and now, for design reasons-to add charm and character to every room in the house, including the kitchen. An overall trend toward celebrating the history and originality of our homes is displacing ultramodern aesthetics and sharp lines as we all look to create cozier, colorful, more personalized spaces that better suit our lifestyles. 16 Kitchen Design Trends Southern Designers Predict Will Be Everywhere in 2022 There's no denying how the pandemic fundamentally changed the world-including how we live (and work) inside our homes.