ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Bogus

/ˈbəʊ.ɡəs/ · adjective

Meaning

Counterfeit or fake; not genuine..

Definitions by Sense

Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.
(slang) Undesirable or harmful.
(computing, slang) Incorrect, useless, or broken.
(philately) Of a totally fictitious issue printed for collectors, often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country (not to be confused with forgery, which is an illegitimate copy of a genuine stamp).
Based on false or misleading information or unjustified assumptions.
(US, dialect) A liquor made of rum and molasses.
(US, dialect, archaic) Counterfeit money.

Example Sentences

He was arrested for trying to cash a bogus check at the bank.

[…] that he and David Whitmer swore falsley, stole, cheated, lied, sold bogus money, (base coin,), and also stones and sand for bogus; that letters in the post-office had been opened, read, and destroyed; and that those same men were concerned with a gang of counterfeiters, coiners, and blacklegs.

They have printed bogus despatches, and unhesitatingly used what they knew was bogus matter in a way to mislead even newspaper men.

The organization of “bogus companies,” started purely for the purpose of eliminating competitors, seems to have been a not infrequent practice.

This was the first time that James had met with one of the bogus etymologists common at that period, who believed that the derivation of a word could be solved by finding any foreign word that sounded something like it.

What Jefferson was saying was, Hey! You know, we left this England place 'cause it was bogus; so if we don't get some cool rules ourselves - pronto - we'll just be bogus too! Get it?

Bogus stamps are labels made to deceive stamp collectors. Many bogus stamps were made prior to 1900 when some had names of imaginary countries.

bogus laws

Word Forms

more bogus
most bogus

Synonyms for bogus

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Use bogus when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does bogus mean?

Bogus means Counterfeit or fake; not genuine..

What is a synonym for bogus?

Common synonyms include phony, artificial, bad, bogus.

What is the opposite of bogus?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use bogus in a sentence?

He was arrested for trying to cash a bogus check at the bank.

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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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Definitions by Sense

Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.

(slang) Undesirable or harmful.

(computing, slang) Incorrect, useless, or broken.

(philately) Of a totally fictitious issue printed for collectors, often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country (not to be confused with forgery, which is an illegitimate copy of a genuine stamp).

Based on false or misleading information or unjustified assumptions.

(US, dialect) A liquor made of rum and molasses.

(US, dialect, archaic) Counterfeit money.

Example Sentences

He was arrested for trying to cash a bogus check at the bank.

[…] that he and David Whitmer swore falsley, stole, cheated, lied, sold bogus money, (base coin,), and also stones and sand for bogus; that letters in the post-office had been opened, read, and destroyed; and that those same men were concerned with a gang of counterfeiters, coiners, and blacklegs.

They have printed bogus despatches, and unhesitatingly used what they knew was bogus matter in a way to mislead even newspaper men.

The organization of “bogus companies,” started purely for the purpose of eliminating competitors, seems to have been a not infrequent practice.

This was the first time that James had met with one of the bogus etymologists common at that period, who believed that the derivation of a word could be solved by finding any foreign word that sounded something like it.

What Jefferson was saying was, Hey! You know, we left this England place 'cause it was bogus; so if we don't get some cool rules ourselves - pronto - we'll just be bogus too! Get it?

Bogus stamps are labels made to deceive stamp collectors. Many bogus stamps were made prior to 1900 when some had names of imaginary countries.

bogus laws

Frequently Asked Questions

What does bogus mean?

Bogus means Counterfeit or fake; not genuine..

What is a synonym for bogus?

Common synonyms include phony, artificial, bad, bogus.

What is the opposite of bogus?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use bogus in a sentence?

He was arrested for trying to cash a bogus check at the bank.

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.