pseudo

pseudo is a 6-letter English word with 3 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A combining form or prefix signifying false, counterfeit, pretended, spurious; as, pseudo-apostle, a false apostle; pseudo-clergy, false or spurious clergy; pseudo-episcopacy, pseudo-form, pseudo-martyr, pseudo-philosopher. Also used adjectively. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. A combining form or prefix signifying false, counterfeit, pretended, spurious; as, pseudo-apostle, a false apostle; pseudo-clergy, false or spurious clergy; pseudo-episcopacy, pseudo-form, pseudo-martyr, pseudo-philosopher. Also used adjectively.
2. noun. a person who makes deceitful pretenses

   Synonyms: fake, faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, sham, shammer

3. adjective. (often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of

   "a pseudo esthete"

   "pseudoclassic"

Synonyms

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

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in pseudo:

psuedo, souped

Common word forms

pseudos

Words from these letters

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