FORGERY Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

forgery

noun

ˈfȯrj-rē

Definition of forgery

as in hoax

an imitation that is passed off as genuine that is a cheap forgery, not an authentic Ming Dynasty vase

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Recent Examples of forgery The forgery count carries up to three years and/or a $5,000 fine. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 As detectives followed his trail, the suspect met with a fourth person known to authorities for art theft and forgery. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Morin pleaded no contest to two counts of fraudulent use of personal ID and one count of forgery. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026 The dozen defendants face 187 counts in all, including forgery, motor vehicle theft and defrauding creditors, the government and insurance companies. — Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forgery

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Matthew Unglesbee, a 36-year-old resident of Quincy in southwestern Illinois, was charged with violations related to false information and hoaxes and mailing threatening communications.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
Unglesbee, of Quincy in southwestern Illinois, is charged with mailing threatening communications and perpetrating a hoax.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of hoax

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Others deliver cheap counterfeits or products that look nothing like the advertisement.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
In cases Durbhakula has seen, cychlorphine is often combined with other substances, even in counterfeits of Xanax and OxyContin, making the effects more powerful and dangerous.

— Diana Anos, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026

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