COUNTERFEITERS Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

counterfeiters

noun

plural of counterfeiter

as in pretenders

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Noun

The schedule is forgivable, even by ACC standards, but a rematch on the road against Notre Dame will separate the Canes as contenders or pretenders.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
Now, hardship seems to be an end in itself, a battle scar or badge of honor that distinguishes true backpackers from mere pretenders.

— Tim Brinkhof, Time, 4 May 2026

Definition of pretenders

Noun

Philly may be shedding its second-fiddle status, but it remains entirely repulsed by frauds and underachievers.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Focus Your Defenses Where The Risk Is Highest Many of today's biggest frauds begin with an email, an invoice or a payment request that looks completely legitimate.

— Mark Beare, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of frauds

Noun

In place of San Francisco’s decaying arts bohemia of poseurs and charlatans, they can be said to be creating an alternate bohemia.

— Michael Bernick, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Others estimate that $500 billion in federal spending is diverted by charlatans each year.

— Las Vegas Review-Journal, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026

Definition of charlatans

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Trump’s improbable rise to political dominance, which polls failed to register in the lead-up to the 2016 election, is a clear testament to that reality, and now Michigan has shown how similar head fakes can occur on the left.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
In this case, as staff eventually discovered, the box had been returned – but the books themselves had been replaced with fakes.

— Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Definition of fakes

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