Synonyms for spurious
ˈspyʊər i əsspu·ri·ous

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1. spuriousadjective

   false, not authentic, not genuine

   Synonyms:
   false, bogus, fake, counterfeit

   Antonyms:
   genuine, representative

2. spuriousadjective

   bastardly, illegitimate

   Synonyms:
   counterfeit, fake, bogus, false

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1. spurious

   Synonyms:
   apocryphal, baseless, counterfeit, disputed, exploded, fabulous, false, fictitious, unauthorized

   Antonyms:
   accepted, accredited, authentic, authoritative, authorized, certain, current, genuine, legitimate, original, real, received, reliable, sure, true, trustworthy, veritable

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1. spurious

   Synonyms:
   counterfeit, false, not genuine, unauthentic, forged, adulterate, ungenuine, bastard, supposititious, groundless, ascititious

   Antonyms:
   true, genuine, veritable, unadulterated, legitimate, authentic

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1. specious, spuriousadjective

   plausible but false

   "a specious claim"; "spurious inferences"

   Synonyms:
   gilded, bastardly, misbegot, misbegotten, meretricious, specious, inauthentic, unauthentic

   Antonyms:
   echt, genuine, true, legitimate

2. bastardly, misbegot, misbegotten, spuriousadjective

   born out of wedlock

   "the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman

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

   Antonyms:
   genuine, true, legitimate, echt

3. inauthentic, unauthentic, spuriousadjective

   intended to deceive

   "a spurious work of art"

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

   Antonyms:
   legitimate, echt, genuine, true

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1. spuriousadjective

   Synonyms:
   illegitimate, bastard

2. spuriousadjective

   Synonyms:
   counterfeit, supposititious, meretricious, deceitful, sham, false, mock, pretended, feigned, clap-trap, fictitious, unauthentic, make-believe, not genuine

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1. spuriousadjective

   Synonyms:
   counterfeit, sham, false, mock, adulterine, unauthentic

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1. List of paraphrases for "spurious":

   false, fallacious, illegitimate, bogus, fake, non-pivotal, counterfeit

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1. Jerrold Nadler:

   The court's thoughtful ruling recognizes that our impeachment inquiry fully comports with the Constitution and thoroughly rejects the spurious White House claims to the contrary.

2. Eliot Engel:

   This official report directly contradicts the President's false assertion that he attacked Iran to prevent an imminent attack against the United States, this spurious, after-the-fact explanation won't do.

3. Jon Fine:

   It is our understanding that your client's representatives, including The Washington Post, continue to pursue and to disseminate these false and spurious allegations in a manner that is injurious to American Media and American Media executives, accordingly, we hereby demand that you cease and desist such defamatory conduct immediately. Any further dissemination of these false, vicious, speculative and unsubstantiated statements is done at your client's peril.

4. Bill Freimuth:

   Spurious allegations claiming members or committees use our process to push forward nominations for artists they have relationships with are categorically false, misleading and wrong.

5. Goethe:

   We blame equally him who is too proud to put a proper value on his own merit and him who prizes too highly his spurious worth.