bogusness
- noun
- /ˈboʊɡəsnəs/
- The bogusness of the claim was immediately apparent.
Examples
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She exposed the bogusness of the fraudulent scheme.
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The bogusness of his claims became evident when the evidence was revealed.
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The bogusness of his story became clear after a few questions.
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She was surprised by the bogusness of the online reviews for the product.
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Detectives quickly uncovered the bogusness behind the forged signature.
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Many people quickly recognized the bogusness of the online advertisements.
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His arguments were dismissed due to the blatant bogusness of the facts presented.
Synonyms
A statement or idea that is not true
A thing or action made to trick people into thinking it is real
The quality of seeming false and not sincere
A way of speaking or acting that is not true
The state of not being real or true
The appearance of being true when it is false
A quality that makes something seem true when it is false
The state of being not real or true
A state in which something is not real or genuine
A state of not being real or genuine
A quality of being fake and made to seem real
A quality of being made up and not real that people sometimes use to trick others
Being probably not true or not from a real source
A way of acting or speaking that does not feel sincere
Antonyms
How Fake
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bogusness comes from bogus, a simple word that means 'fake' or 'not real'. Think of a 'bogus bill' — money that looks real but is a trick, so bogusness means being 'not real' or false.