1
as in forged
to imitate or copy especially in order to deceive
an expert at counterfeiting money
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2
as in pretended
to present a false appearance of
managing to counterfeit a happy expression while visiting a sick friend
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterfeited
Verb
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An alliance has already been forged in cosmetics.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026 -
Blue Jackets coach Dean Evason pushed back on the idea that his club, 43 games into the season, hasn’t forged an identity and didn’t compete hard enough Thursday.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Humanoid robots shadowboxed, danced and pretended to run small shops.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2026
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Other times the chasers have pretended to be the COVID-19 virus.—
Rebekah Willett,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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Less than two minutes later, on a fast break, Jalen Douglas faked a shot, then dumped the ball down low to Sims, who scored on a layup.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
9 Jan. 2026
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The one where Hurts faked a handoff to Saquon Barkley, dropped back and unloaded a 46-yard strike to DeVonta Smith that was the final — well, dagger — in the Chiefs' bid for a three-peat and sent the Eagles on the way to the franchise's second Super Bowl championship.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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And when daily wear and tear was simulated – through continuous electric-toothbrush abrasion equivalent to about a year of brushing, as well as chewing and grinding – the teeth actually had superior resistance to wear, fracture and acid attack compared with natural enamel.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Nov. 2025
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In this latest study, Parise simulated a grid of these detectors spread across visual and auditory space.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In the 12 and a half years since Sir Alex Ferguson retired and the two since Sir Jim Ratcliffe assumed control of the club’s football operations, United have evidently not become a better football club.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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That same year, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was created and assumed control of the program.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Counterfeited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterfeited. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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