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. Scott Gottlieb:

   Such operations and illegal online pharmacies take advantage of unsuspecting Americans by purporting to distribute safe and effective imported drugs, at least some of which are instead expired, mislabeled, subject to recalls or potentially counterfeit and that are provided outside of the closed American distribution system meant to protect patient safety.

2. The United:

   The global trade in counterfeit and pirated goods undermines critical The United States innovation and creativity and harms American workers, this illicit trade also increases the vulnerability of workers involved in the manufacturing of counterfeit goods to exploitative labor practices, and the counterfeit goods can pose significant risks to the health and safety of consumers and workers around the world.

3. Christopher Jones:

   Initially when synthetic opioids showed up in the Christopher Jones, it was largely mixed with heroin. But now we're seeing it mixed with cocaine, methamphetamines and other substances of abuse. And in the last couple of years we've seen this proliferation of counterfeit tablets that are made to look like commonly abused prescription drugs, and that's particularly concerning because people who are not regularly exposed to opioids are going to be at an increased risk of the respiratory depressant effects of opioids because they have no tolerance.

4. Hosea Ballou:

   Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit.

5. Mark Harris:

   There is a satanic trinity of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet. Satan is always a counterfeit, listen to me, that is why the religion of Islam is so dangerous. It is the great counterfeit of our generation.