English adjective: counterfeit | |||
1. | counterfeit not genuine; imitating something superior | ||
Samples | Counterfeit emotion. Counterfeit money. Counterfeit works of art. A counterfeit prince. | ||
Synonyms | imitative | ||
Similar | assumed, bad, base, bastard, bogus, fake, false, fictitious, fictive, forged, inauthentic, mock, ostensible, ostensive, phoney, phony, pinchbeck, pretended, pseudo, put on, sham, spurious, synthetic, unauthentic | ||
See also | artificial, false, insincere, unreal, unreal | ||
Antonyms | echt, genuine | ||
English noun: counterfeit | |||
1. | counterfeit (artifact) a copy that is represented as the original | ||
Synonyms | forgery | ||
Broader (hypernym) | imitation | ||
English verb: counterfeit | |||
1. | counterfeit (creation) make a copy of with the intent to deceive | ||
Samples | He faked the signature. They counterfeited dollar bills. She forged a Green Card. | ||
Synonyms | fake, forge | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | re-create | ||