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pseudo

/ˈsuːdoʊ/noun, adjective2 syllables

Pseudo means: a person who makes deceitful pretenses.

Synonyms for pseudo12

noun, as in a person who makes deceitful pretenses

imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseud, role player

adjective, as in (often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of

counterfeit, imitative

What does pseudo mean?2

noun

1

a person who makes deceitful pretenses

adjective

1

(often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of“a pseudo esthete”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with pseudo?1

two syllables

judo
Show 12 near rhymes
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Pseudo in a sentence

  • What's the difference between science and pseudo-science?Hybrid
  • I'm spending seven out of five of my working days writing pseudo-salient quips.soweli_Wasona
  • Their pseudo-scientific rhetoric serves as justification for America's imperialist foreign policy.APagano

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of pseudo

as a noun

plural
pseudos