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not real

ADJECTIVE
pseudo
Synonyms
STRONG
counterfeit ersatz imitation mock phony pirate pretend sham wrong
WEAK
bogus false not genuine not kosher not legit pretended quasi simulated spurious
Antonyms
STRONG
genuine real true

Example Sentences

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When you see a play or a movie, you know it’s not real.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

At some moment during a film, the viewer forgets it’s not real life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Despite the Facebook video being AI-generated and showing content that was not real, and Meta receiving several user complaints about it, the company did not label the video as AI-generated or remove it.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

"Kanzi is able to generate an idea of this pretend object and at the same time know it's not real."

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

Only at this point did it become clear that the Scaling Revolution had its limits, that the idea of worlds within worlds was fantastical, not real.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton