counterfeit

Examples

• All

• The bill's a counterfeit.

  The Box (2009)

• The guitars were counterfeits of specific Les Paul models, complete with Gibson logos.

  Blog text (23)

• People were turning up with counterfeit Ponzi notes.

• There's a lot of counterfeit on the market today.

  The Deep (1977)

• At this point, we can't be certain it's not a counterfeit.

  Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)

• A representative from the Council on Europe commented that the value of counterfeits came to $75 billion in 2011.

  Blog text (22)

• It's designed to protect innovation and the corresponding investment in R&D, but it's also to help companies protect against counterfeits.

  Blog text (5)

• The police discovered a large amount of counterfeit money hidden in the warehouse.

• Merchants are being warned about the increase in counterfeits being sold at local markets.

• He was shocked to find that the certificate he received was actually a counterfeit.

Synonyms

F

fake

vscounterfeit

104 3.5

An object made to look real to trick people

focuses more on very exact copies meant to pass as official originals

F

forgery

vscounterfeit

32 6.0

A copy of a document or object made to look real to trick people

is used mainly for exact copies of money or official papers meant to trick

K

knockoff

vscounterfeit

29 6.0

A copy of a popular product made without the owner's permission

is more about precise imitation meant to pass as official originals like money

C

clone

vscounterfeit

28 5.5

A product made to look like a well-known brand without permission

adds the sense of mimicking originals closely to deceive, often for money

I

imitation

vscounterfeit

11 3.7

Made to look like something real but not the original

specifically targets making exact replicas intended to deceive as originals

D

dupe

vscounterfeit

• Informal

4 7.8

A cheaper copy of a designer or brand-name item

is concerned with closely copying originals to deceive, especially valuable items

C

cheap knockoff

vscounterfeit

3 4.4

A low-cost fake of a brand-name item that looks like the real thing but is lower quality

focuses on closely copying originals to deceive people about authenticity or value

P

postiche

vscounterfeit

• Archaic

1 9.9

Something made to look real but is not genuine

stresses exact replication of originals, typically for monetary or official fraud

S

stumer

vscounterfeit

• Archaic

9.9

A thing that is fake and has no value

emphasizes precise imitation aimed at passing as real, especially money or papers

Antonyms

O

original

∞ 2.8

Not a copy and existing as the first form

G

genuine

240 2.0

Real and not fake, for example about art or goods

How Real

original

111 3.5

counterfeit

12 6.3

replica

80 3.6

imitation

19 3.5

fake

104 3.5

knockoff

29 6.0

Surface Forms

Etymology