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counterfeit

coun·ter·feit
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [koun-ter-fit]
    • /ˈkaʊn tərˌfɪt/
    • /ˈkaʊn.tə.fɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koun-ter-fit]
    • /ˈkaʊn tərˌfɪt/

Definitions of counterfeit word

  • adjective counterfeit Counterfeit money, goods, or documents are not genuine, but have been made to look exactly like genuine ones in order to deceive people. 3
  • adjective counterfeit Counterfeit is also a noun. 3
  • verb counterfeit If someone counterfeits something, they make a version of it that is not genuine but has been made to look genuine in order to deceive people. 3
  • adjective counterfeit made in imitation of something genuine with the intent to deceive or defraud; forged 3
  • adjective counterfeit simulated; sham 3
  • noun counterfeit an imitation designed to deceive or defraud 3

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Origin of counterfeit

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (adj.) Middle English countrefet false, forged < Anglo-French cuntrefet, Old French contrefait, past participle of conterfere to copy, imitate, equivalent to conter- counter- + fere to make, do ≪ Latin facere (see fact); (v.) Middle English countrefeten, verbal derivative of countrefet

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Parts of speech for Counterfeit

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

counterfeit popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for counterfeit

adj counterfeit

  • spurious — not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.
  • phony — not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.
  • fraudulent — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
  • fictitious — created, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment; not genuine; false: fictitious names.
  • bogus — If you describe something as bogus, you mean that it is not genuine.

noun counterfeit

  • simulacrum — a slight, unreal, or superficial likeness or semblance.
  • dummy — a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
  • humbug — something intended to delude or deceive.
  • sell — to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000.
  • deception — Deception is the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived by someone.

verb counterfeit

  • fabricate — to make by art or skill and labor; construct: The finest craftspeople fabricated this clock.
  • feign — to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of: to feign sickness.
  • simulate — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
  • imitate — to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example: to imitate an author's style; to imitate an older brother.
  • dupe — duplicate.

adjective counterfeit

  • simulated — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.

Antonyms for counterfeit

adj counterfeit

  • factual — of or relating to facts; concerning facts: factual accuracy.
  • real — true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act.
  • valid — sound; just; well-founded: a valid reason.
  • honest — honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair: an honest person.
  • truthful — telling the truth, especially habitually: a truthful person.

noun counterfeit

  • frankness — plainness of speech; candor; openness.
  • honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
  • truthfulness — telling the truth, especially habitually: a truthful person.
  • uprightness — erect or vertical, as in position or posture.
  • reality — the state or quality of being real.

verb counterfeit

  • differ — to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
  • oppose — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
  • reverse — opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character: an impression reverse to what was intended; in reverse sequence.

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