counterfeit
/ˈkaʊn.tɚˌfɪt/noun, verb, adjective3 syllables
Counterfeit means: not genuine; imitating something superior.
Synonyms for counterfeit27
noun, as in a copy that is represented as the original
forgery
Opposites of counterfeit
What does counterfeit mean?3
adjective
1
not genuine; imitating something superior“counterfeit emotion”
verb
1
make a copy of with the intent to deceive“he faked the signature”
noun
1
a copy that is represented as the original
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Counterfeit in a sentence
- Flattery is like counterfeit money; it makes the one who receives it, poorer.patgfisher
- The counterfeit bills flooded the market over the weekend.papabear
- Those people are true experts in the counterfeit of illegal things.unknown
- Look out for those who want to sell you counterfeit items.victorromero85
- Lots of things other than money can be counterfeit.mccarras
- The sudden outflow of counterfeit notes from the bank alerted investigators to an expert forger on the inside.rul
- Counterfeit DVDs from Asian countries have flooded the European market.hecko
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of counterfeit
as a noun
- plural
- counterfeits
as a verb
- past tense
- counterfeited
- present participle
- counterfeiting
- third-person singular
- counterfeits
- past participle
- counterfeited