bogus

adjective/ˈbəʊɡəs/CEFR B2

ভুয়া, জাল

Meaning

False or fake, but made to look real.

Example sentences

He was arrested for selling bogus insurance policies.ভুয়া বিমা পলিসি বিক্রির দায়ে সে গ্রেপ্তার হলো।
The website was full of bogus claims.ওয়েবসাইটটি ভুয়া দাবিতে ভরা ছিল।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: fake, phoney

Antonyms: genuine

Similar words, and what each means

fake
নকল, জাল, ভুয়া
Made to look real in order to deceive people.
phoney
নকল, কৃত্রিম
Not real or sincere; intended to deceive.
spurious
মিথ্যা; ভুয়া
Not being what it purports to be; false or fake.

Other English words for “ভুয়া, জাল”

spurious
Not being what it purports to be; false or fake.
fake
Made to look real in order to deceive people.
net
A frame with mesh used as a goal or barrier in games.
netting
Knotted string material used to make fishing nets.
counterfeit
Made to look exactly like something real in order to cheat people.
web
The net a spider makes, or the system of linked pages on the internet.

Opposite words

genuine
খাঁটি, আসল
Real and exactly what it appears to be; not fake.

Where this word is used

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“bogus” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • সাদা
- • ভুয়া, জাল
- • ভয়ানক, খুব খারাপ
- • নাদুসনুদুস, স্থূলকায়, মোটাসোটা, গোলগাল
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ভুয়া, জাল — bogus (adjective) — ভুয়া, জাল. False or fake, but made to look real.
Which word is closest in meaning to “bogus”?
- • fraught
- • nuanced
- • fake
- • load-bearing
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fake — fake — নকল, জাল, ভুয়া. Made to look real in order to deceive people.

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