seem bogus
Frequency: 7.015.2 per million words
Used to suggest that something appears to be not real or genuine.
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- His excuse for being late didn't just sound weak, it seemed completely bogus.
- The sudden surge in profits from that new subsidiary seemed bogus to the auditors.
- That whole story about winning the lottery seems a bit bogus to me.
- Doesn't the politician's promise to cut all taxes seem entirely bogus?
- The company's claim of being carbon-neutral seemed bogus after the investigation revealed their high emissions.
- From the very beginning, their business proposal seemed bogus.
- The evidence presented in court has seemed bogus from day one.
- His central argument seemed so bogus it was laughable.
- If the data seems bogus upon initial review, we will have to conduct a full audit.
- The whole setup seemed bogus, designed to trap unsuspecting investors.