Synonyms for counterfeit
ˈkaʊn tərˌfɪtcoun·ter·feit

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1. counterfeit

   Synonyms:
   apocryphal, baseless, disputed, exploded, fabulous, false, fictitious, spurious, unauthorized

   Antonyms:
   accepted, accredited, authentic, authoritative, authorized, certain, current, genuine, legitimate, original, real, received, reliable, sure, true, trustworthy, veritable

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1. counterfeitverb

   Synonyms:
   simulate, misrepresent, impersonate

   Antonyms:
   expose, unmask, detect

2. counterfeitnoun

   Synonyms:
   cheat, trick, juggle, fraud, artifice, fabrication, pretense, ruse, sham

   Antonyms:
   exposure, detection, unmasking, unveiling, reality, verity, fact, truth

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1. counterfeit, forgeryadjective

   a copy that is represented as the original

   Synonyms:
   forgery

   Antonyms:
   good, honest, veritable, honest-to-goodness, authentic, authenticated, unquestionable, attested, bona fide, documented, old(a), honest-to-god, sure-enough(a), echt, genuine

2. counterfeit, imitativeverb

   not genuine; imitating something superior

   "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"

   Synonyms:
   onomatopoeic, echoic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic, imitative

   Antonyms:
   authenticated, honest-to-goodness, unquestionable, sure-enough(a), bona fide, echt, veritable, old(a), genuine, honest-to-god, documented, honest, authentic, attested, good

3. forge, fake, counterfeitverb

   make a copy of with the intent to deceive

   "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"

   Synonyms:
   misrepresent, form, fudge, fake, mould, wangle, spirt, excogitate, manipulate, work, shape, devise, mold, cook, falsify, talk through one's hat, invent, contrive, bullshit, forge, fashion, bull, formulate, hammer, spurt

   Antonyms:
   unquestionable, echt, good, veritable, documented, attested, old(a), authenticated, honest-to-god, bona fide, honest-to-goodness, genuine, honest, sure-enough(a), authentic

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1. counterfeitverb

   Synonyms:
   forge, make a spurious copy of, imitate wrongfully

2. counterfeitverb

   Synonyms:
   feign, simulate, sham, put on the appearance of

3. counterfeitadjective

   Synonyms:
   forged, spurious, supposititious, fraudulent

4. counterfeitadjective

   Synonyms:
   feigned, false, simulated, sham, mock, clap-trap, spurious, put on, make-believe

5. counterfeitnoun

   Synonyms:
   forgery, fraudulent copy

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1. counterfeitadjective

   Synonyms:
   false, fraudulent, spurious, fictitious, sham, mock, feigned

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1. List of paraphrases for "counterfeit":

   falsified, fake, forged, counterfeiting, counterfeited, false, forgery, infringement, infringing, falsification, bogus, waltz, falsify, pseudo, fraudulent, spurious

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How to use counterfeit in a sentence?

1. David Barnett:

   On multiple occasions we found that Amazon Retail was itself sourcing counterfeit PopGrips and selling them alongside our authentic products.

2. Chris Didier:

   All the other parents that we knew, all of his soccer team, all of those friends — none of us had ever heard of a counterfeit prescription pill that had only fentanyl in it as the acting agent, i also learned that social media is a very common platform. You can get whatever you want on social media at any age, and I had no idea that that was going on.

3. Robb Pitts:

   This conspiracy theory about counterfeit ballots has been trotted out by proponents of the' Big Lie' across the country and shot down every time, whether it's looking for bamboo in Arizona's ballots or searching for counterfeits in Fulton's, it is nonsense.

4. Rahul Gupta:

   It is an evolving process because now we're seeing these pills, counterfeit drugs that are often being marketed through social media to impact youth, and the fact is…if you're attempting to obtain drugs anywhere other than prescription drugs through a legitimate pharmacy, two out of five chances are there that they will have fentanyl, often a lethal dose in it.

5. William Shakespeare:

   O, now, for ever Farewell the tranquil mind farewell content Farewell the plumed troop and the big wars That make ambition virtue O, farewell Farewell the neighing steed and the shrill trump, The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife, The royal banner, and all quality, Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war And, O you mortal engines, whose rude throats The immortal Jove's dread clamours counterfeit, Farewell Othello's occupation's gone