bogus

adjective/ˈboʊɡəs/

Frequency rank: #8,278 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

Not genuine; fake or fraudulent.

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Example sentence

The detective quickly realized that the ID the suspect showed him was bogus.

Synonyms & related words

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