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| Main Entry: | |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | seeming |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | apparent |
| Synonyms: | appearing, illusive, illusory, ostensible, outward, professed, quasi-, semblant, specious, surface |
| Antonyms: | real, true |
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