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单词 quasi
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They often talk of feelings of quasi immortality through watching their protégés grow and succeed.The practice is quasi fraudulent and ought to be outlawed.It will lead to a quasi monopoly in the supply of beer.Critics credit it with transforming millions of indiscriminate guzzlers into quasi foodies.It isn't even a quasi experiment because there is no comparison group.

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Definition of 'quasi-'

(combining form) 
Definition
almost but not really
The flame is a quasi-religious emblem of immortality.
Synonyms
almost
partly
(adjective) 
Definition
resembling but not actually being
a quasi-biography or mythobiography
Synonyms
pseudo-
What a load of pompous, pseudo-intellectual rubbish!
so-called
apparent
seeming
We'll have peace of mind amidst seeming chaos.
would-be
a book that provides encouragement for would-be writers
near
pretended
Todd shrugged with pretended indifference.
virtual
fake
The bank manager is said to have issued fake certificates.
mock
`It's tragic,' he swooned in mock horror.
synthetic
synthetic rubber
nominal
As he was still not allowed to run a company, his wife became its nominal head.
sham
The election has been denounced as a sham by world leaders.
semi-

Additional synonyms

in the sense of fake
Definition
not genuine
The bank manager is said to have issued fake certificates.
Synonyms
artificial,
false,
forged,
counterfeit,
affected,
assumed,
put-on,
pretend (informal),
mock,
imitation,
sham,
pseudo (informal),
feigned,
pinchbeck,
phoney or phony (informal)
in the sense of mock
Definition
serving as an imitation or substitute, esp. for practice purposes
`It's tragic,' he swooned in mock horror.
Synonyms
imitation,
pretended,
artificial,
forged,
fake,
false,
faked,
dummy,
bogus,
sham,
fraudulent,
pseudo (informal),
counterfeit,
feigned,
spurious,
ersatz,
phoney or phony (informal)
in the sense of nominal
Definition
in name only
As he was still not allowed to run a company, his wife became its nominal head.
Synonyms
titular,
formal,
purported,
in name only,
supposed,
so-called,
pretended,
theoretical,
professed,
ostensible

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quasi-

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Synonyms of 'quasi-'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of pretended
Todd shrugged with pretended indifference.
Synonyms
feigned,
alleged,
so-called,
phoney or phony (informal),
false,
pretend (informal),
fake,
imaginary,
bogus,
professed,
sham,
purported,
pseudo (informal),
counterfeit,
spurious,
fictitious,
avowed,
ostensible
in the sense of seeming
Definition
apparent but not real
We'll have peace of mind amidst seeming chaos.
Synonyms
apparent,
appearing,
outward,
surface,
illusory,
ostensible,
specious,
quasi-
in the sense of sham
Definition
not real or genuine
The election has been denounced as a sham by world leaders.
Synonyms
false,
artificial,
bogus,
pretended,
mock,
synthetic,
imitation,
simulated,
pseudo (informal),
counterfeit,
feigned,
spurious,
ersatz,
pseud (informal),
phoney or phony (informal)
in the sense of synthetic
Definition
(of a substance or material) made artificially by chemical reaction
synthetic rubber
Synonyms
artificial,
manufactured,
fake,
man-made,
mock,
simulated,
sham,
pseudo (informal),
ersatz
in the sense of would-be
Definition
wanting or pretending to be
a book that provides encouragement for would-be writers
Synonyms
budding,
potential,
so-called,
professed,
dormant,
self-styled,
latent,
wannabe (informal),
unfulfilled,
undeveloped,
self-appointed,
unrealized,
manqué,
soi-disant,
quasi-
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