quasi
Not quite real
Quasi means seemingly or almost but not quite: a quasi-official statement, a quasi-religious movement.
It suggests something resembles the real thing without fully being it.
The term appears hyphenated before nouns and implies partial or superficial similarity: The organization operates as a quasi-governmental body.
Not genuinely that thing
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- bogusCounterfeit or fraudulent
- shamFraudulent imitation
- spuriousFalse though appearing genuine
fraudulent · phony · fake · ersatz · mock · imitation · pretend · simulated
Short of completely
- nearlyAlmost but incomplete
- virtuallyNearly but not quite
- essentiallyAt its core nature
- practicallyAlmost but not quite
effectively · borderline · roughly · approximately · close to · not quite · more or less · just about
Resembling another thing
- analogousComparable in certain respects
- comparableAble to be likened
- akinRelated in nature
- likeComparable to, or enjoy
parallel · resembling · suggestive · reminiscent · corresponding · approximate · near · kindred
Not formally recognized
- informalRelaxed, not official
- unrecognizedNot identified or acknowledged
- unsanctionedNot officially permitted
- de factoReal though not official
pseudo
Not genuinely that thing
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- bogusCounterfeit or fraudulent
- shamFraudulent imitation
spurious · fraudulent · phony · fake · ersatz · mock · imitation · pretend · simulated · so-called
almost
Short of completely
- nearlyAlmost but incomplete
- virtuallyNearly but not quite
- essentiallyAt its core nature
practically · effectively · borderline · roughly · approximately · close to · not quite · more or less · just about · all but
similar
Resembling another thing
- analogousComparable in certain respects
- comparableAble to be likened
- akinRelated in nature
like · parallel · resembling · suggestive · reminiscent · corresponding · approximate · near · kindred · cognate
unofficial
Not formally recognized
- informalRelaxed, not official
- unrecognizedNot identified or acknowledged
- unsanctionedNot officially permitted
- German Wordsdie, in, an, auf, von
- Q wordsquack, quail, quake, quality, quantity
- Latin Wordsad, ad nauseam, et, caveat emptor, affidavit
- LatinLatin, Latin vocabulary, Latin roots, Latin alphabet, Latin phrases
- deceptionlie, lies, lying, fake, fraud
- approximationsabout, approximately, around, roughly, almost