COUNTERFEIT Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word counterfeit. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for COUNTERFEIT
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| fake | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be • a person who makes deceitful pretenses • (football) a deceptive move made by a football player adjective satellite • fraudulent; having a misleading appearance • not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article verb • make a copy of with the intent to deceive • tamper, with the purpose of deception • speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths | ||||||||
| forgery | nounn | |||||||
noun • a copy that is represented as the original • criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud | ||||||||
| bogus | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • fraudulent; having a misleading appearance | ||||||||
| false | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality adverb • in a disloyal and faithless manner adjective satellite • arising from error • erroneous and usually accidental • deliberately deceptive • inappropriate to reality or facts • not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article • designed to deceive • inaccurate in pitch • adopted in order to deceive • (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful | ||||||||
| fraudulent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • involving deception | ||||||||
| imitation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations • something copied or derived from an original • copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else • a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect adjective satellite • not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article | ||||||||
| phony | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives adjective satellite • fraudulent; having a misleading appearance | ||||||||
| reproduction | nounn | |||||||
noun • the process of generating offspring • recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall • copy that is not the original; something that has been copied • the act of making copies • the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring | ||||||||
| sham | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be • a person who makes deceitful pretenses adjective satellite • adopted in order to deceive verb • make a pretence of • make believe with the intent to deceive | ||||||||
| spurious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • ostensibly valid, but not actually valid • plausible but false • born out of wedlock • false or fake; not what it appears to be | ||||||||
| forge | verbv | |||||||
noun • furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping • a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering verb • create by hammering • make a copy of with the intent to deceive • come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort • move ahead steadily • move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy • make something, usually for a specific function • make out of components (often in an improvising manner) | ||||||||
| imitative | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • marked by or given to imitation • (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound • not genuine; imitating something superior | ||||||||
