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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

verb, as in make a copy of with the intent to deceive

adjective, as in not genuine; imitating something superior

imitative, assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham, bad, forged, base, bogus, fake, phony
and 11 more, phoney, bastard, inauthentic, unauthentic, spurious, mock, ostensible, ostensive, pinchbeck, pseudo, synthetic

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