spuriousness
State of being fake
Spuriousness is the quality of being false or inauthentic while appearing genuine.
A spurious claim lacks validity; a spurious document is forged.
The word often implies intentional deception: The spuriousness of his credentials became apparent during the investigation.
In statistics, spuriousness describes a correlation that appears meaningful but results from a hidden third variable rather than any real connection between the measured factors.
Fraudulent imitation
- bogusCounterfeit or fraudulent
- phonyFraudulent person or thing
- fraudulentInvolving intentional dishonesty
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
specious · disingenuous · deceitful · insincere · feigned · pretended · duplicitous · guileful
Made, not natural
- contrivedDeliberately manufactured, unnatural
- fictitiousNot real, invented
- forgedMade by smithing, or faked
- fakeNot the real thing
counterfeit · manufactured · synthetic · simulated · mock · pseudo · falsified · invented
Lacking factual support
- unsubstantiatedWithout supporting evidence
- groundlessLacking factual support
- unwarrantedWithout adequate justification
- unsupportedLacking backing or proof
unjustified · unproven · unverified · questionable · dubious · tenuous · speculative · conjectural
Creating false impressions
- illusoryFalsely appearing to exist
- fallaciousContaining faulty reasoning
- speciousSuperficially plausible but flawed
- sophisticUsing clever false reasoning
equivocal · disingenuous · misdirecting · distorting · misrepresentative · delusory · beguiling · sophistical
sham
Fraudulent imitation
- bogusCounterfeit or fraudulent
- phonyFraudulent person or thing
- fraudulentInvolving intentional dishonesty
counterfeit · specious · disingenuous · deceitful · insincere · feigned · pretended · duplicitous · guileful · dissembling
artificial
Made, not natural
- contrivedDeliberately manufactured, unnatural
- fictitiousNot real, invented
- forgedMade by smithing, or faked
fake · counterfeit · manufactured · synthetic · simulated · mock · pseudo · falsified · invented · concocted
baseless
Lacking factual support
- unsubstantiatedWithout supporting evidence
- groundlessLacking factual support
- unwarrantedWithout adequate justification
unsupported · unjustified · unproven · unverified · questionable · dubious · tenuous · speculative · conjectural · presumptive
deceptive
Creating false impressions
- illusoryFalsely appearing to exist
- fallaciousContaining faulty reasoning
- speciousSuperficially plausible but flawed
sophistic · equivocal · disingenuous · misdirecting · distorting · misrepresentative · delusory · beguiling · sophistical · captious
invalid
Without legal force
- incorrectNot accurate or true
- mistakenIncorrectly understood or believed
- inaccurateNot correct or precise
untrue · wrong · faulty · flawed · unsound · illogical · misguided · fallacious · errant · misconceived
- wrongswrong, wrongdoing, misdeed, mistake, error
- dysfunctiondysfunction, malfunction, breakdown, failure, defect
spuriousnessgenuineness
Quality of being real
authenticity · realness · legitimacy · originality · bona fides
spuriousnessvalidity
Quality of being sound
soundness · legitimacy · correctness · cogency · certitude
spuriousnesstruthfulness
Habit of not lying
veracity · accuracy · factuality · correctness · certainty