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| Main Entry: | quasi |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | almost; to a certain extent |
| Synonyms: | apparent, apparently, fake, mock, near, nominal, partly, pretended, seeming, seemingly, sham*, so-called, supposedly, synthetic, virtual, would-be*, pseudo-, semi- |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mock |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | artificial, fake |
| Synonyms: | apish*, bogus*, counterfeit, dummy, ersatz*, false, feigned, forged, fraudulent, hokey*, imitation, imitative, make-believe, mimic, phony, pretended, pseudo*, quasi*, sham*, simulated, so-called*, spurious, substitute, unreal, faked, put-on |
| Antonyms: | authentic, genuine, real |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ostensible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alleged, supposed |
| Synonyms: | apparent, avowed, demonstrative, exhibited, illusive, illusory, likely, manifest, notable, outward, plausible, pretended, professed, quasi, seeming, so-called*, specious, superficial, colorable, purported, semblant |
| Antonyms: | improbable, obscure, unlikely, vague |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pseudo |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | artificial, fake |
| Synonyms: | bogus, counterfeit, ersatz, false, imitation, mock, phony, pirate, pretend, pretended, quasi*, sham*, simulated, spurious, wrong, not genuine, not kosher, not legit, not real |
| Antonyms: | genuine, real, true |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | seeming |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | apparent |
| Synonyms: | illusive, illusory, ostensible, outward, professed, specious, surface, appearing, quasi-, semblant |
| Antonyms: | real, true |
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