Definition for Counterfeit:

• To forge; to copy or imitate without authority or right, and palm off as genuine; to imitate.

Synonyms for Counterfeit:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • imitative.
  •apocryphal (adjective)
  • ungenuine.
  •deceptive (adjective)
  • flimflam,
  • Falsified,
  • double-crossing,
  • misleading,
  • deceptive.
  •duplicate (adjective)
  • equivalent.
  •fake, simulated (adjective)
  • crock,
  • copied,
  • bent,
  • brummagem,
  • pretentious,
  • fishy,
  • hollywood,
  • plant,
  • snide,
  • delusory,
  • wrong,
  • framed,
  • feigned,
  • faked,
  • two-faced,
  • queer,
  • won't fly,
  • delusive.
  •false (adjective)
  • dishonest,
  • Deluding,
  • crooked,
  • fictional,
  • Truthless.
  •fictitious (adjective)
  • invented.
  •imitative (adjective)
  • Aped,
  • reproduced,
  • Echoed,
  • Parodied,
  • parroted,
  • Mimicked,
  • mimetic,
  • Impersonated.
  •meretricious (adjective)
  • tinsel.
  •misrepresented (adjective)
  • exaggerated,
  • misrepresented,
  • distorted.
  •pretentious (adjective)
  • ostentatious,
  • stagy,
  • studied,
  • showy,
  • stiff,
  • Impersonating,
  • overdone,
  • mannered,
  • theatrical,
  • posing,
  • unnatural,
  • forced,
  • Masquerading,
  • stilted,
  • histrionic.

• n.

  •
  • illegal,
  • unconstitutional,
  • shady,
  • illicit,
  • clandestine,
  • unauthorized,
  • unlawful,
  • wrongful,
  • improper.
  •
  • assume.
  •
  • supposititious,
  • suppositious.
  •artifact (noun)
  • forgery.
  •counterfeit (noun)
  • bogus,
  • mock,
  • phoney,
  • inauthentic,
  • ostensible,
  • unauthentic,
  • fictive,
  • base,
  • pinchbeck,
  • forge,
  • spurious,
  • assumed,
  • put on,
  • ostensive,
  • bad.
  •duplicate (noun)
  • clone,
  • replica,
  • facsimile,
  • likeness,
  • model,
  • image,
  • xerox,
  • icon.
  •fake, forgery (noun)
  • bum,
  • humbug,
  • gyp,
  • deceit,
  • actor,
  • hoax,
  • reproduction,
  • sell,
  • deception.
  •imitation (noun)
  • caricature,
  • carbon,
  • simulation,
  • spoof,
  • burlesque,
  • portrayal,
  • representation,
  • mockery,
  • mimicry,
  • reflection,
  • emulation,
  • resemblance,
  • duplication,
  • travesty.
  •misrepresentation (noun)
  • distortion,
  • cartoon,
  • misrepresentation,
  • satire,
  • exaggeration,
  • farce,
  • takeoff.
  •pretension (noun)
  • artificiality,
  • air,
  • ostentation,
  • pretense,
  • affectation,
  • front,
  • impersonation,
  • falseness,
  • facade,
  • guise,
  • device,
  • mannerism,
  • charade,
  • pretension.
  •substitute (noun)
  • double,
  • proxy,
  • representative,
  • deputy,
  • alternate,
  • substitute,
  • understudy,
  • second,
  • surrogate,
  • replacement,
  • alternative,
  • lieutenant.
  •wrinkle (noun)
  • kicker.

• v.

  •deceive (verb)
  • bilk,
  • betray,
  • dupe,
  • mislead,
  • cheat,
  • delude,
  • swindle.
  •duplicate (verb)
  • reproduce.
  •imitate (verb)
  • emulate,
  • echo,
  • reflect,
  • repeat,
  • ditto,
  • mirror,
  • parody,
  • mimic,
  • mime,
  • parallel,
  • flatter,
  • portray,
  • feign,
  • resemble.
  •make deceitful imitation (verb)
  • impersonate,
  • circulate bad money,
  • DO,
  • mint,
  • make money,
  • defraud.
  •misrepresent (verb)
  • exaggerate,
  • satirize,
  • distort,
  • misrepresent.
  •pretend (verb)
  • cover,
  • show,
  • pose,
  • deceive,
  • stage,
  • claim.
  •take (verb)
  • steal.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • blackmail,
  • run,
  • commit,
  • kidnap,
  • pirate,
  • hijack,
  • smuggle,
  • flash.
  •
  • photocopy,
  • play-act,
  • case,
  • plagiarism.
  •
  • pass.
  •
  • pattern,
  • reconstruct,
  • dub.
  •
  • transfer.
  •coin
  • trump up.
  •deceive
  • bluff.
  •dissemble
  • four flush.
  •duplicate
  • act like.
  •imitate
  • personate,
  • play a part,
  • look like,
  • be like.
  •valueless
  • worthless.

Paraphrases for Counterfeit:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    Counterfeited, Counterfeiting, forged.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Counterfeiting, forged, fakes.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Counterfeiting.
  • Verb, base form
    falsify.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    anti-counterfeit, anti-counterfeiting.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    anti-counterfeiting.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    untrue, fictitious, incorrect, trumped-up, false, inaccurate, phoney, disingenuous, erroneous, untruthful, wrong.
  • Proper noun, singular
    NSS, NADS, false.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    false, imitation, wrong, fabrication.
  • Verb, past participle
    Infringed, forged.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    Falsified, spurious, adulterated, rigged, pseudo.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    falsification.
  • Verb, base form
    forge.

Antonyms for Counterfeit:

• adj.

  • all
    genuine.
  • fake, simulated
    factual, valid, truthful, true, ok, honest, real, sincere, actual, authentic.
  • Other antonyms:
    direct, frank, artless, heart-to-heart, heartfelt, natural, candid, plain, Undesigning, forthright, open, straightforward, unfeigned.

• n.

  • fake, forgery
    honesty, truth, real thing, openness, frankness, reality, truthfulness, uprightness, original.

• v.

  • make deceitful imitation
    oppose, be original, be honest, reverse, tell truth, differ.

Homophones for Counterfeit:

• Centre Bit, countrified, contrived, contribute, countryfied, center bit.

Hyponym for Counterfeit:

• n.

  • artifact
    imitation.

• v.

  • creation
    re-create.