pinchbeck

Examples

• All

• Critics dismissed the play as a work of pinchbeck genius, lacking real originality.

• The politician's speech was full of pinchbeck patriotism that failed to convince anyone.

• The necklace was made of pinchbeck instead of gold.

• He bought a pinchbeck watch, thinking it was real gold.

• The jeweler warned her that the pinchbeck necklace was not genuine gold.

• Many consumers unknowingly purchase pinchbeck items, thinking they are real treasures.

• The artist's work was criticized as pinchbeck, lacking depth and true emotion.

Synonyms

B

bogus

vspinchbeck

153 5.6

Fake and made to trick people

focuses on imitating valuable originals rather than being broadly fraudulent

C

counterfeit

vspinchbeck

80 6.7

Made to look like the real thing to trick people

focuses on imitation of valuable originals rather than exact copying

F

faux

vspinchbeck

28 7.5

Not real but made to look like something real to copy it

is aimed at copying valuable originals rather than casual stylistic imitation

I

imitation

vspinchbeck

3.7

Made to look like something real but not the original

aims to copy valuable originals rather than any ordinary item

Antonyms

A

authentic

218 3.8

Something that is real and trustworthy, not a fake

G

genuine

203 2.0

Real and not fake, for example about art or goods

How Genuine

genuine

156 3.2

pinchbeck

• Archaic

9.9

fake

833 1.8

counterfeit

80 6.7

Surface Forms

Etymology