Synonyms of counterfeiting

counterfeiting

verb

present participle of counterfeit

1

as in forging

to imitate or copy especially in order to deceive

an expert at counterfeiting money

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forging
• faking
• inventing
• simulating
• manipulating
• phonying
• reproducing
• duplicating
• plagiarizing
• adulterating
• replicating
• juggling
• cooking (up)
• fabricating
• reduplicating
• tampering (with)
• cribbing
• concocting
• doctoring
• fudging

2

as in pretending

to present a false appearance of

managing to counterfeit a happy expression while visiting a sick friend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pretending
• simulating
• assuming
• affecting
• acting
• feigning
• faking
• dissembling
• forging
• bluffing
• passing (for)
• professing
• concealing
• shamming
• posing
• putting on
• imitating
• masquerading
• making believe
• playing
• impersonating
• masking
• dissimulating
• disguising
• playacting
• malingering
• camouflaging
• letting on
• feinting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of counterfeiting

The effort to combat escalating instances of counterfeiting coincides with statewide efforts to tamp down retail crime. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026

Perez-Labrada was arrested Tuesday and charged with counterfeiting goods involving 1,000 or more items or a total retail value of $20,000 or more, records show. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

Several arrests were related to counterfeiting and selling knock-off Knicks apparel, an NYPD source said. — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026

And Cannon — who played with the Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs — admitted to counterfeiting in the mid-1980s after a series of bad investments and debts left him broke. — Seung Min Kim, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026

Cannon, a star with the Houston Oilers and Oakland Raiders, admitted to counterfeiting in the mid-1980s. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026

Fraud’s Very Own Industrial Revolution Whether counterfeiting an ID or trying to trick victims into revealing their credit card details, fraud typically required high levels of human labor until very recently. — Andrew Sever, Forbes.com, 12 Feb. 2026

Murder, kidnapping and probably counterfeiting are all still against the rules in college football. — Mac Engel january 13, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2026

As such, more will be required than a World Cup ticket, particularly because physical tickets are vulnerable to counterfeiting, while electronic devices, which may ordinarily be a way to show authentic tickets, are usually forbidden in consular buildings where interviews take place. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025