Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: spurious

Synonyms:

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Antonyms:

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Usage examples:

Amazon retaliated with spurious appeals to the National Labor Review Board to nullify the election.

Source: https://therealnews.com/the-nlrb-ruled-in-favor-of-amazon-union-organizers-whats-next

As part of the crackdown, 44 dealers implicated in distribution of spurious liquor have been arrested in Tiruvarur district.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/political-police-illicit-liquor-toll-tamil-nadu-8610913/

Following spurious claims about production costs and withdrawal of support from red meat supply …

Source: https://londonlovesbusiness.com/nsa-condemns-negativity-around-uk-red-meat-production-as-aldi-are-dropping-support-for-british-produced-lamb-and-beef/

He said: "Whilst landlords should not be able to evict people for spurious reasons, they should be able to do so in cases where a resident is deliberately refusing to meet their responsibilities.

Source: https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/crisis-renters-no-fault-evictions-8672370

No premise was too flimsy to get thrown on to the pile of spurious evidence.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/18/thick-of-it-iraq-war-anger-truth-tony-blair-power

Russian president Vladimir Putin offers familiar, insultingly spurious pretexts to international press conferences, the well-worn “pre-emptive strike” analysis.

Source: https://eastbayexpress.com/come-and-see/

“Should PAGCOR be able to prove that the documents submitted were spurious, it will immediately take legal action and cancel the contract of its third-party auditor, if found warranted.”

Source: https://balita.com/pagcor-auditor-under-fire-for-spurious-credentials/

This minimisation happens by not registering or recognising such deaths as caused by spurious liquor, by not conducting post mortems or accepting requests for not doing postmortem, or ascribing the deaths to extraneous factors”.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/patna/underreported-deaths-crema-what-nhrc-flags-in-bihar-hooch-deaths-report-8522236/

Venezuela has been seeking to block Guyana from having its substantive application before the ICJ heard, on spurious grounds that include its claims that the United Kingdom should have been made a party to the case, instead of Guyana.

Source: https://guyanatimesgy.com/venezuela-border-controversy-gdf-stands-resolute-in-defence-of-guyanas-territorial-integrity-chief-of-staff/

You know they’re serious when people start using “spurious” in sentences.

Source: https://deadspin.com/bob-huggins-west-virginia-basketball-dui-resignation-1850627017