counterfeit

Plural: counterfeits

Noun

• a copy that is represented as the original
• A non-genuine article; a fake.
• One who counterfeits; a counterfeiter.
• That which resembles another thing; a likeness; a portrait; a counterpart.
• An impostor; a cheat.

Verb

• make a copy of with the intent to deceive
  • "they counterfeited dollar bills"
• To falsely produce what appears to be official or valid; to produce a forged copy of.
• To produce a faithful copy of.
• To feign; to mimic.
• Of a turn or river card, to invalidate a player's hand by making a better hand on the board.

Adjective

• not genuine; imitating something superior
  • "counterfeit emotion"
  • "counterfeit money"
  • "counterfeit works of art"
  • "a counterfeit prince"

Adj

• False, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine.
• Inauthentic.
• Assuming the appearance of something; deceitful; hypocritical.

Examples

• counterfeit sympathy
• This counterfeit watch looks like the real thing, but it broke a week after I bought it.
• to counterfeit the signature of another, coins, notes, etc.
• to counterfeit the voice of another person

Synonyms

fake, forge, forgery, imitative

Antonyms

genuine

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