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counterfeit
Synonyms and Antonyms of counterfeit
- counterfeit currency that had been passed all over town
bogus, fake, false, forged, inauthentic, phony (also phoney), sham, spurious, unauthentic
- When it comes to the poor, his compassion is so counterfeit.
artificial, backhanded, double, double-dealing, double-faced, fake, feigned, hypocritical, insincere, left-handed, lip, mealy, mealymouthed, phony (also phoney), pretended, two-faced, unctuous
counterfeit
Synonyms and Antonyms of counterfeit
- The will as well as the other documents turned out to be counterfeits.
Synonym Discussion of counterfeit
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- their claim of environmental concern is an imposture
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- the diary was exposed as a fraud
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- condemned the election as a sham
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- these jewels are fakes; the real ones are in the vault
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- creating publicity by foisting humbugs on a gullible public
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- 20-dollar bills that were counterfeits
counterfeit
Synonyms and Antonyms of counterfeit
- an expert at counterfeiting money
- managing to counterfeit a happy expression while visiting a sick friend
make believe
Synonym Discussion of counterfeit
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- assumed an air of cheerfulness around the patients
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- affected an interest in art
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- pretended that nothing had happened
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- cosmetics that simulate a suntan
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- feigned sickness
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- an actor counterfeiting drunkenness
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- shammed a most unconvincing limp
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