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Synonyms for (noun) counterfeit

Synonyms: counterfeit, forgery Definition: a copy that is represented as the original

Hypernyms: imitation Definition: something copied or derived from an original

Synonyms for (verb) counterfeit

Synonyms: fake, forge, counterfeit Definition: make a copy of with the intent to deceive Usage: he faked the signature; they counterfeited dollar bills; She forged a Green Card

Hypernyms: re-create Definition: create anew Usage: Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale

Synonyms for (adjective) counterfeit

Synonyms: imitative, counterfeit Definition: not genuine; imitating something superior Usage: counterfeit emotion; counterfeit money; counterfeit works of art; a counterfeit prince

Hypernyms: assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, sham, put on, pretended Definition: adopted in order to deceive Usage: an assumed name; an assumed cheerfulness; a fictitious address; fictive sympathy; a pretended interest; a put-on childish voice; sham modesty

Hypernyms: forged, bad Definition: reproduced fraudulently Usage: like a bad penny...; a forged twenty dollar bill

Hypernyms: base Definition: debased; not genuine Usage: an attempt to eliminate the base coinage

Hypernyms: bastard, fake, phoney, phony, bogus Definition: fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

Hypernyms: unauthentic, inauthentic, spurious Definition: intended to deceive Usage: a spurious work of art

Hypernyms: mock Definition: constituting a copy or imitation of something Usage: boys in mock battle

Hypernyms: ostensible, ostensive Definition: represented or appearing as such; pretended Usage: His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity

Hypernyms: pinchbeck Definition: serving as an imitation or substitute Usage: pinchbeck heroism

Hypernyms: pseudo Definition: (often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of Usage: a pseudo esthete; pseudoclassic

Hypernyms: synthetic Definition: not genuine or natural Usage: counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic- George Will