Thesaurus results for COUNTERFEITING

counterfeiting

verb

present participle of counterfeit

as in forging

to imitate or copy especially in order to deceive an expert at counterfeiting money

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

as in pretending

to present a false appearance of managing to counterfeit a happy expression while visiting a sick friend

Synonyms & Similar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of counterfeiting 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 There have been a lot of studies on counterfeiting conducted with customs and police, but these have mostly focused on the scale of the problem. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 26 May 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 He and Baines were imprisoned and questioned for counterfeiting coins, and Marlowe was sent home. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterfeiting

Verb

Internal documents published in the Supreme Court case revealed that former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem ignored federal law by forging to review conditions in consultation with the State Department, according to emails between agency officials.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
In recent years, the tri-island state of Grenada has been forging a new tourism model to tackle these challenges – both improving life for citizens and the visitor experience.

— Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of forging

Verb

But the favor economy has a bias problem baked into its wiring, and pretending otherwise helps no one.

— Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
In the minute-long video, he can be seen dancing, bouncing a basketball and pretending to play a mini violin as rock music played in the background.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Definition of pretending

Verb

By stop-starting Gvardiol — a trick that lulls defenders into a false sense of security — and then faking to go one way and then the other, Messi found space where there seemed to be none and set up Julian Alvarez for Argentina’s third goal.

— Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 10 July 2026
More to the point, the quarterly reports reflect the highest-quality, detailed information, the information the SEC requires executives to disclose on pain of facing a civil lawsuit from the agency or even criminal liability for faking data.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of faking

Verb

According to the project video, the team spent months studying, simulating, testing, and correcting the design before reaching the final version.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 July 2026
This has become increasingly difficult, with professional players routinely simulating injuries and an offside rule that is interpreted to within fractions of an inch.

— Eric Zillmer, Scientific American, 26 June 2026

Definition of simulating

Browse Nearby Words

counterfeiters

counterfeiting

counterfeits

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Counterfeiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterfeiting. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of counterfeiting

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster on counterfeiting

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

yaw

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words

Popular in Wordplay

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

The Words of the Week - Jul 10

Popular

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

Games & Quizzes