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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:

Adjectives

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) 

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)

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