Bogus crossword clue 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11 letters

To help with “Bogus”, we’ve provided answers that line up with completed crosswords using identical or nearly identical clues. They’ve worked before, and they may work for you again.

Answers:

  • SHAM
  • ERSATZ
  • PSEUDO
  • FAKE
  • SPOOF
  • COUNTERFEIT
  • PHONY
  • SPURIOUS
  • NOTREAL
  • FALSE
  • PHONEY

Synonyms and Definitions

SHAM

  • Synonyms: affect, assume, assumed, dissemble, fake, faker, false, feign, fictitious, fictive, fraud, imposter, impostor, postiche, pretend, pretended, pretender, pseud, pseudo, put on, role player, shammer, simulate

ERSATZ

  • Synonyms: substitute

PSEUDO

  • Synonyms: sham

FAKE

  • Synonyms: bastard, bull, bullshit, cook, counterfeit, falsify, faux, forge, fudge, imitation, juke, manipulate, misrepresent, phoney, phony, simulated, talk through ones hat, wangle

SPOOF

  • Synonyms: burlesque, charade, lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, put-on, sendup, takeoff, travesty

COUNTERFEIT

  • Synonyms: forgery, imitative

PHONY

  • Synonyms: dissembler, dissimulator, hypocrite

SPURIOUS

  • Synonyms: bastardly, inauthentic, misbegot, misbegotten, specious, unauthentic

FALSE

  • Synonyms: delusive, mistaken, off-key, sour, untrue

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