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Definition of Counterfeit
1. Noun. A copy that is represented as the original.
2. Verb. Make a copy of with the intent to deceive. "She forged a Green Card"
Exact synonyms: Fake, Forge
Generic synonyms: Re-create
Derivative terms: Counterfeiter, Fake, Fake, Fakery, Forger, Forgery, Forgery
Generic synonyms: Re-create
Derivative terms: Counterfeiter, Fake, Fake, Fakery, Forger, Forgery, Forgery
3. Adjective. Not genuine; imitating something superior. "A counterfeit prince"
Exact synonyms: Imitative
Similar to: Assumed, False, Fictitious, Fictive, Pretended, Put On, Sham, Bad, Forged, Base, Bastard, Bogus, Fake, Phoney, Phony, Inauthentic, Spurious, Unauthentic, Mock, Ostensible, Ostensive, Pinchbeck, Pseudo, Synthetic
Also: Artificial, Unreal, Unreal, Insincere, False
Antonyms: Genuine
Derivative terms: Imitate
Similar to: Assumed, False, Fictitious, Fictive, Pretended, Put On, Sham, Bad, Forged, Base, Bastard, Bogus, Fake, Phoney, Phony, Inauthentic, Spurious, Unauthentic, Mock, Ostensible, Ostensive, Pinchbeck, Pseudo, Synthetic
Also: Artificial, Unreal, Unreal, Insincere, False
Antonyms: Genuine
Derivative terms: Imitate
Definition of Counterfeit
1. a. Representing by imitation or likeness; having a resemblance to something else; portrayed.
2. n. That which resembles or is like another thing; a likeness; a portrait; a counterpart.
3. v. t. To imitate, or put on a semblance of; to mimic; as, to counterfeit the voice of another person.
4. v. i. To carry on a deception; to dissemble; to feign; to pretend.
Definition of Counterfeit
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Counterfeit
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