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COUNTERFEIT Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the word counterfeit. (exact relations)
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

Best Hypernyms For COUNTERFEIT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for counterfeit, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (8)
imitation fake forgery fraud re-create recreate reproduction sham

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