The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PSEUDO which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 1998.
Trying to be crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PSEUDO | 100 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Trying to be
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pretending
- feigning
- shamming
- borrow
- feign
- pretend
- simulation
- assumed
- pretence
- fake
- pretended
- pretense
Crossword Answer definitions
PSEUDO noun- An intellectually pretentious person; a pseudointellectual.
- A poseur; one who is fake.
- (travel industry) pseudo-city code
- (clipping) A pseudonym; a false name used for online anonymity.
- Other than what is apparent; spurious; sham.
- Insincere.
- A sympathomimetic alkaloid commonly used as a decongestant; a chemical compound, an isomer of ephedrine, with the formula C10H15NO.
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