| Main Entry: | quasi |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | almost; to a certain extent |
Synonyms: |
apparent, apparently, fake, mock, near, nominal, partly, pretended, pseudo-, seeming, seemingly, semi-, sham*, so-called, supposedly, synthetic, virtual, would-be |
| Notes: | pseudo is a prefix meaning 'counterfeit, deceptive, false' and it requires a hyphen when joined to a proper noun; quasi is a prefix meaning 'resembling' or 'in some manner' and it is usually hyphenated to a noun |
Antonyms: |
entire, total, whole |
| Main Entry: | mock |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | artificial, fake |
Synonyms: |
apish, bogus*, counterfeit, dummy, ersatz*, faked, false, feigned, forged, fraudulent, hokey, imitation, imitative, make-believe, mimic, phony, pretended, pseudo*, put-on, quasi, sham*, simulated, so-called, spurious, substitute, unreal |
Antonyms: |
authentic, genuine, real |
| Main Entry: | ostensible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alleged, supposed |
Synonyms: |
apparent, avowed, colorable, demonstrative, exhibited, illusive, illusory, likely, manifest, notable, outward, plausible, pretended, professed, purported, quasi, seeming, semblant, so-called, specious, superficial |
Antonyms: |
improbable, obscure, unlikely, vague |
| Main Entry: | pseudo |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | artificial, fake |
Synonyms: |
bogus, counterfeit, ersatz, false, imitation, mock, not genuine, not kosher, not legit, not real, phony, pirate, pretend, pretended, quasi, sham*, simulated, spurious, wrong |
| Notes: | pseudo is a prefix meaning 'counterfeit, deceptive, false' and it requires a hyphen when joined to a proper noun; quasi is a prefix meaning 'resembling' or 'in some manner' and it is usually hyphenated to a noun |
Antonyms: |
genuine, real, true |
| Main Entry: | seeming |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | apparent |
Synonyms: |
appearing, illusive, illusory, ostensible, outward, professed, quasi-, semblant, specious, surface |
Antonyms: |
real, true |
| Main Entry: | resembling |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | looking like |
Synonyms: |
bogus, ersatz, quasi |
Antonyms: |
differing from |
| Main Entry: | seemingly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | apparently |
Synonyms: |
ostensibly, quasi, reputedly |
Antonyms: |
genuinely |