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Synonyms for spurious in English

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spurious:
- unauthentic; inauthentic; spurious; misbegot; misbegotten; bastardly; specious

English

Detailed Synonyms for spurious in English

spurious:

spurious adj

spurious

– intended to deceive ¹
unauthentic; inauthentic; spurious
– intended to deceive ¹
- unauthentic adj
- inauthentic adj
- spurious adj
  - a spurious work of art¹
spurious

– born out of wedlock ¹
misbegot; misbegotten; bastardly; spurious
– born out of wedlock ¹
- misbegot adj
- misbegotten adj
- bastardly adj
- spurious adj
  - the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring¹
spurious

– plausible but false ¹
spurious; specious
– plausible but false ¹
- spurious adj
  - spurious inferences¹
- specious adj
  - a specious claim¹

Alternate Synonyms for "spurious":

specious; false
misbegot; misbegotten; illegitimate
inauthentic; unauthentic; counterfeit; imitative

Related Definitions for "spurious":

intended to deceive¹
- a spurious work of art¹
born out of wedlock¹
- the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring¹
plausible but false¹
- spurious inferences¹

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