suppositious

adjective

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  1. spurious
  2. unreal
  3. pseudo
  4. bogus
Adjective
  • Los Angeles police officers responded to a spurious bomb threat at former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Brentwood mansion on Thanksgiving morning before giving the all-clear.
    Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Perhaps Pope Francis should be looking into cleaning his own house before making spurious accusations.
    Letters to the editor, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of spurious
Adjective
  • In addition, the metaverse has opened up an entirely new legal space, where injuries and attacks carried out in an apparently unreal world can have consequences in the real world.
    Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Instead of giving fans another trek full of dazzling tour outfits, live spectacles, and unreal vocals—Bey is giving us an art book full of exclusive visuals inspired by her chart-topping eighth studio album.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of unreal
Adjective
  • This could certainly change if the Rockets land a certain French teenager in this year's draft lottery, but the first half of 2022-23 has assuaged some concerns about the long-term viability of a pseudo-twin-towers in the starting lineup with Jabari Smith flanked by Alperen Şengün.
    Michael Shapiro, Chron, 15 Jan. 2023
  • In a code division scheme, each call is encoded in a random or pseudo-random sequencing, and receivers at the other end are equipped to decode their own calls.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Apr. 2021
Definition of pseudo
Adjective
  • Cops arrested four individuals from New Jersey linked to the bogus fundraisers.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Phishing Susceptibility Phishing attacks, which involve hackers stealing passwords from users via bogus websites or emails, are a significant issue with passwords.
    Mark Vena, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of bogus
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