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counterfeit

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of counterfeit

1 being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud

counterfeit currency that had been passed all over town

Synonyms of counterfeit

bogus, fake, false, forged, inauthentic, phony (also phoney), queer, sham, snide, spurious, unauthentic

Words Related to counterfeit

artificial, factitious, imitation, man-made, mimic, mock, simulated, substitute, synthetic

dummy, nonfunctioning, ornamental

cultured, fabricated, manufactured

deceptive, delusive, misleading

Near Antonyms of counterfeit

actual, true, valid

Antonyms of counterfeit

authentic, bona fide, genuine, real, unfaked

2 not being or expressing what one appears to be or express

when it comes to the poor, his compassion is so counterfeit—he gives a damn, and that's all that he gives

Synonyms of counterfeit

artificial, backhanded, double, double-dealing, double-faced, fake, feigned, hypocritical, insincere, Janus-faced, jive [slang], left-handed, lip, mealy, mealymouthed, Pecksniffian, phony (also phoney), phony-baloney (or phoney-baloney), pretended, two-faced, unctuous

Words Related to counterfeit

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

empty, hollow, meaningless

deceitful, devious, dishonest, false, untruthful

facile, glib, superficial

campy, facetious, jocular, tongue-in-cheek

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

Near Antonyms of counterfeit

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

Antonyms of counterfeit

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

counterfeit

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of counterfeit

an imitation that is passed off as genuine

the will as well as the other documents turned out to be counterfeits

Synonyms of counterfeit

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

Words Related to counterfeit

copycat, knockoff

copy, facsimile, replica, reproduction

fraud, gaff, imposture, spoof, swindle

simulation, synthetic

bastard, brummagem, duffer, shoddy

Near Antonyms of counterfeit

Synonym Discussion of counterfeit

imposture, fraud, sham, fake, humbug, counterfeit mean a thing made to seem other than it is. imposture applies to any situation in which a spurious object or performance is passed off as genuine.

- their claim of environmental concern is an imposture

fraud usually implies a deliberate perversion of the truth.

- the diary was exposed as a fraud

sham applies to fraudulent imitation of a real thing or action.

- condemned the election as a sham

fake implies an imitation of or substitution for the genuine but does not necessarily imply dishonesty.

- these jewels are fakes; the real ones are in the vault

humbug suggests elaborate pretense usually so flagrant as to be transparent.

- creating publicity by foisting humbugs on a gullible public

counterfeit applies especially to the close imitation of something valuable.

- 20-dollar bills that were counterfeits

counterfeit

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of counterfeit

1 to imitate or copy especially in order to deceive

an expert at counterfeiting money

Synonyms of counterfeit

fake, forge, phony

Words Related to counterfeit

duplicate, reduplicate, replicate, reproduce

crib, plagiarize

adulterate, doctor, fudge, juggle, manipulate, tamper (with)

concoct, cook (up), fabricate, invent

2 to present a false appearance of

managing to counterfeit a happy expression while visiting a sick friend

Synonyms of counterfeit

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

Words Related to counterfeit

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

camouflage, conceal, disguise, mask

Phrases Synonymous with counterfeit

make believe

Synonym Discussion of counterfeit

assume, affect, pretend, simulate, feign, counterfeit, sham mean to put on a false or deceptive appearance. assume often implies a justifiable motive rather than an intent to deceive.

- assumed an air of cheerfulness around the patients

affect implies making a false show of possessing, using, or feeling.

- affected an interest in art

pretend implies an overt and sustained false appearance.

- pretended that nothing had happened

simulate suggests a close imitation of the appearance of something.

- cosmetics that simulate a suntan

feign implies more artful invention than pretend, less specific mimicry than simulate.

- feigned sickness

counterfeit implies achieving the highest degree of verisimilitude of any of these words.

- an actor counterfeiting drunkenness

sham implies an obvious falseness that fools only the gullible.

- shammed a most unconvincing limp

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