counterfeit

Synonyms

artificial, backhanded, double, double-dealing, double-faced, fake, feigned, hypocritical, insincere, left-handed, lip, mealy, mealymouthed, phony (also phoney), pretended, two-faced, unctuous;

Antonyms

artless, candid, genuine, heartfelt, honest, sincere, undesigning, unfeigned;

Near Antonyms

direct, forthright, frank, heart-to-heart, open, plain, straightforward;

Related Words

affected, assumed, claptrap, contrived, forced, mechanical, put-on, simulated, strained, unnatural;

empty, hollow, meaningless;

deceitful, devious, dishonest, false, untruthful;

facile, glib, superficial;

bogus, sham;

facetious, jocular, tongue-in-cheek;

canting, pharisaical, pious, sanctimonious, self-righteous, simon-pure;

Synonyms

act, affect, assume, bluff, dissemble, fake, feign, pass (for), pretend, profess, put on, sham, simulate;

Related Words

dissimulate, impersonate, let on, masquerade, play, playact, pose;

forge, imitate;

camouflage, conceal, disguise, mask;

feint;

malinger;

Phrases

make believe;

Synonyms

fake, forgery, hoax, humbug, phony (also phoney), sham;

Near Antonyms

original;

Related Words

copycat, knockoff;

copy, facsimile, replica, reproduction;

dummy, mock-up;

fraud, gaff, imposture, spoof, swindle;

simulation, synthetic;