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spurious
Meaning: not what it appears to be; false
spurious in a sentence
How spurious is used in real sentences:
The painting turned out to be a spurious Monet.
The website made spurious claims about the cure.
“At first, the most recalcitrant potters stubbornly refused Venn's invitation to exhibit together, offering spurious excuses about incompatible firing schedules.”
— from the passage Clay and Conviction
“Then a spurious newspaper report announced that the collaborators had met secretly in Paris, complete with an invented account of their conversation.”
— from the passage An Opera by Post
Synonyms for spurious
Other words for spurious — fake, bogus and counterfeit — carry the same meaning.
- fake
- bogus
- counterfeit
Antonyms of spurious
Words that mean the opposite of spurious:
- genuine
- authentic
- real
Where it comes from
From Latin spurius 'illegitimate'
Memory hook
SPURIOUS — SPUR-ious, fake spur on a boot.