counterfeit
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- fake, bogus, false, forged, imitation, phoney or phony (informal), sham, simulated
[noun]
Synonyms:
- fake, copy, forgery, fraud, imitation, phoney or phony (informal), reproduction, sham
[verb]
Synonyms:
- fake, copy, fabricate, feign, forge, imitate, impersonate, pretend, sham, simulate

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Antonyms: bona fide, genuine
Contrasted words: authentic, veritable, actual, real, true, unquestionable, valid
Related Words: ape, copy, imitate, mimic, feigned, pretended, simulated, deceptive, delusive, delusory, misleading, fraudulent, facsimile, reproduction, dummy, simulacrum

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English Thesaurus: false, fake, forged, counterfeit, imitation, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. coun‧ter‧feit¹ /ˈkaʊntəfɪt $ -tər-/ adjective
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: past participle of contrefaire 'to copy', from contre- ( ⇒ counter-) + faire 'to make']
made to look exactly like something else, in order to deceive people Synonym : fake
counterfeit currency/money etc
counterfeit £10 notes
counterfeit goods/software etc

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. counterfeit² verb [transitive]
to copy something exactly in order to deceive people Synonym : fake:
They admitted counterfeiting documents.
—counterfeiter noun [countable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

false not real, but intended to seem real and deceive people:
He uses a false name.
fake made to look or seem like something else, especially something worth a lot more money:
fake fur
a fake Rolex watch
fake designer goods
a fake $100 bill
forged a forged official document or bank note has been illegally made to look like a real one:
a forged passport
a forged £50 note
counterfeit /ˈkaʊntəfɪt $ -tər-/ counterfeit money or goods have been illegally made to look exactly like something else:
How do you detect counterfeit currency?
counterfeit drugs
imitation made to look real – used especially about guns, bombs etc or about materials:
The two men used an imitation firearm to carry out the robbery.
imitation leather/silk/silver
phoney/phony /ˈfəʊni $ ˈfoʊ-/ disapproving informal false – used when you think someone is deliberately trying to deceive people:
She put on a phoney New York accent.
The doctors were accused of supplying phoney medical certificates.
There’s something phoney about him.
phony advertisements
spurious /ˈspjʊəriəs $ ˈspjʊr-/ false and giving a wrong impression about someone or something:
spurious claims
That’s a spurious argument.
The company was trying to get some spurious respectability by using our name.

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