counterfeit
80
6.7
- adjective
- /ˈkaʊntərfɪt/
:
falsificado
- This is clearly bootleg, counterfeit, not official LTT merch.
- counterfeit goods
- counterfeit currency
- counterfeit banknotes
And this is the best part actually appears to come in a counterfeit clamshell.
- And this is the best part actually appears to come in a counterfeit clamshell.
- And we would say, well, the the Aristotelian is espousing some counterfeit virtues.
- And the end Musk went, well, they're pirate porno DVDs, like they're illegal, they're counterfeit, they're illegal.
- The market for counterfeit goods worldwide on all continent is absolutely huge.
- So in Beijing, there's like the silk market, which is where you can buy like counterfeit stuff.
- If people saw how some counterfeit makeup is being made, I don't think anyone would buy it.
Examples
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No doubt, everybody there was busy trying to figure out whether or not the money was counterfeit.
Fiction book (2000) -
If people saw how some counterfeit makeup is being made, I don't think anyone would buy it.
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Are you crazy, giving him counterfeit money?
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At first, I thought the hundreds were counterfeit, but they turned out to be real.
Fiction book (1996) -
We believe that a large proportion of the counterfeit notes can possibly be passed in places such as this.
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Customs officers have legal authority to seize counterfeit goods.
Academic text (2016) -
This guy here specializes in counterfeit merchandise.
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By law, the importation and transit of counterfeit items is prohibited.
Academic text (2016) -
There's even an Apple store in China that's a counterfeit Apple store, selling counterfeit goods.
Blog text (22) -
The police warned citizens to be careful of counterfeit products being sold at the market.
Synonyms
220
5.3
Trying to seem real to deceive people
153
5.6
Fake and made to trick people
28
7.5
Not real but made to look like something real to copy it
14
7.9
Not real or true, often made to seem true
Made to look real to trick people
Made to look valuable but not real
Made to look like something real but not the original
An object that is not real or original and is often a fake
Antonyms
How Genuine
Surface Forms
Etymology
Counterfeit comes from old parts counter- 'against' and -feit 'made', so a counterfeit item is made to look like the real thing but is not genuine.