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COUNTERFEIT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A copy that is represented as the original
Synonyms:
counterfeit; forgery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("counterfeit" is a kind of...):
imitation (something copied or derived from an original)
Derivation:
counterfeit (make a copy of with the intent to deceive)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not genuine; imitating something superior
Example:
a counterfeit prince
Synonyms:
counterfeit; imitative
Classified under:
Similar:
assumed; false; fictitious; fictive; pretended; put on; sham (adopted in order to deceive)
bad; forged (reproduced fraudulently)
base (debased; not genuine)
bastard; bogus; fake; phoney; phony (fraudulent; having a misleading appearance)
inauthentic; spurious; unauthentic (false or fake; not what it appears to be)
mock (constituting a copy or imitation of something)
ostensible; ostensive (represented or appearing as such; pretended)
pinchbeck (serving as an imitation or substitute)
pseudo ((often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of)
synthetic (not genuine or natural)
Also:
artificial; unreal (contrived by art rather than nature)
unreal (lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria)
insincere (lacking sincerity)
false (not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality)
Antonym:
genuine (not fake or counterfeit)
III. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they counterfeit ... he / she / it counterfeits
Past simple: counterfeited
Past participle: counterfeited
-ing form: counterfeiting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make a copy of with the intent to deceive
Example:
She forged a Green Card
Synonyms:
counterfeit; fake; forge
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "counterfeit" is one way to...):
re-create (create anew)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
counterfeit (a copy that is represented as the original)
counterfeiter (someone who makes copies illegally)