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One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.

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Artificial 84% connected

Made or contrived by art; produced or modified by human skill and labor, in opposition to natural; as, artificial heat or light, gems, salts, mineral…

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Artificial 84% connected

Made or contrived by art; produced or modified by human skill and labor, in opposition to natural; as, artificial heat or light, gems, salts, mineral…

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Counterfeit 84% connected

Representing by imitation or likeness; having a resemblance to something else; portrayed.

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Counterfeit 84% connected

Representing by imitation or likeness; having a resemblance to something else; portrayed.

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Imitative 84% connected

Inclined to imitate, copy, or follow; imitating; exhibiting some of the qualities or characteristics of a pattern or model; dependent on example; not…

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Imitative 84% connected

Inclined to imitate, copy, or follow; imitating; exhibiting some of the qualities or characteristics of a pattern or model; dependent on example; not…

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Unreal 84% connected

Not real; unsubstantial; fanciful; ideal.

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Unreal 84% connected

Not real; unsubstantial; fanciful; ideal.

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Broader term 16

Affect 76% connected

To act upon; to produce an effect or change upon.

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Beguiler 76% connected

One who, or that which, beguiles.

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Cheat 76% connected

An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition; imposture.

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Cheater 76% connected

One who cheats.

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Chisel 76% connected

A tool with a cutting edge on one end of a metal blade, used in dressing, shaping, or working in timber, stone, metal, etc.; -- usually driven by a m…

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Deceiver 76% connected

One who deceives; one who leads into error; a cheat; an impostor.

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Dissemble 76% connected

To hide under a false semblance or seeming; to feign (something) not to be what it really is; to put an untrue appearance upon; to disguise; to mask.

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Feign 76% connected

To give a mental existence to, as to something not real or actual; to imagine; to invent; hence, to pretend; to form and relate as if true.

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Feint 76% connected

Feigned; counterfeit.

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Imitation 76% connected

The act of imitating.

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Pretend 76% connected

To lay a claim to; to allege a title to; to claim.

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Re-create 76% connected

To create or form anew.

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Recreate 76% connected

To give fresh life to; to reanimate; to revive; especially, to refresh after wearying toil or anxiety; to relieve; to cheer; to divert; to amuse; to…

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Sham 76% connected

That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, humbug.

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Slicker 76% connected

That which makes smooth or sleek.

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Trickster 76% connected

One who tricks; a deceiver; a tricker; a cheat.

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Manner of action 1

Juggle 76% connected

To play tricks by sleight of hand; to cause amusement and sport by tricks of skill; to conjure.

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Ringer 76% connected

One who, or that which, rings; especially, one who rings chimes on bells.

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Bull 74% connected

The male of any species of cattle (Bovidae); hence, the male of any large quadruped, as the elephant; also, the male of the whale.

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Bull 74% connected

The male of any species of cattle (Bovidae); hence, the male of any large quadruped, as the elephant; also, the male of the whale.

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Falsehood 74% connected

Want of truth or accuracy; an untrue assertion or representation; error; misrepresentation; falsity.

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Falsehood 74% connected

Want of truth or accuracy; an untrue assertion or representation; error; misrepresentation; falsity.

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Falseness 74% connected

The state of being false; contrariety to the fact; inaccuracy; want of integrity or uprightness; double dealing; unfaithfulness; treachery; perfidy;…

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Falseness 74% connected

The state of being false; contrariety to the fact; inaccuracy; want of integrity or uprightness; double dealing; unfaithfulness; treachery; perfidy;…

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Falsification 74% connected

The act of falsifying, or making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not.

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Falsification 74% connected

The act of falsifying, or making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not.

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Falsifier 74% connected

One who falsifies, or gives to a thing a deceptive appearance; a liar.

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Falsifier 74% connected

One who falsifies, or gives to a thing a deceptive appearance; a liar.

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Manipulate 74% connected

To treat, work, or operate with the hands, especially when knowledge and dexterity are required; to manage in hand work; to handle; as, to manipulate…

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Manipulate 74% connected

To treat, work, or operate with the hands, especially when knowledge and dexterity are required; to manage in hand work; to handle; as, to manipulate…

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Synonym 20

Bastard 92% connected

A "natural" child; a child begotten and born out of wedlock; an illegitimate child; one born of an illicit union.

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Bogus 92% connected

Spurious; fictitious; sham; -- a cant term originally applied to counterfeit coin, and hence denoting anything counterfeit.

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Bull 92% connected

The male of any species of cattle (Bovidae); hence, the male of any large quadruped, as the elephant; also, the male of the whale.

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Cook 92% connected

To make the noise of the cuckoo.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Counterfeit 92% connected

Representing by imitation or likeness; having a resemblance to something else; portrayed.

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False 92% connected

Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.

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Falsify 92% connected

To make false; to represent falsely.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Faux 92% connected

See Fauces.

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Forge 92% connected

A place or establishment where iron or other metals are wrought by heating and hammering; especially, a furnace, or a shop with its furnace, etc., wh…

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Fraud 92% connected

Deception deliberately practiced with a view to gaining an unlawful or unfair advantage; artifice by which the right or interest of another is injure…

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Fudge 92% connected

A made-up story; stuff; nonsense; humbug; -- often an exclamation of contempt.

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Imitation 92% connected

The act of imitating.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Impostor 92% connected

One who imposes upon others; a person who assumes a character or title not his own, for the purpose of deception; a pretender.

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Juke 92% connected

To bend the neck; to bow or duck the head.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Manipulate 92% connected

To treat, work, or operate with the hands, especially when knowledge and dexterity are required; to manage in hand work; to handle; as, to manipulate…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Misrepresent 92% connected

To represent incorrectly (almost always, unfacorably); to give a false erroneous representation of, either maliciously, ignirantly, or carelessly.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pretender 92% connected

One who lays claim, or asserts a title (to something); a claimant.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sham 92% connected

That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, humbug.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Shammer 92% connected

One who shams; an impostor.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Simulated 92% connected

of Simulate

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