Meaning of counterfeit in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈkaʊn(t)ərˌfɪt/

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1. Verb

   counterfeit

   Definitions

   1. make a copy of with the intent to deceive

   Examples

   • « he faked the signature »
   • « they counterfeited dollar bills »
   • « She forged a Green Card »

2. Noun

   counterfeit

   Definitions

   1. a copy that is represented as the original

3. Qualitative Adjective

   counterfeit

   Etymology

   Middle English (as a verb): from Anglo-Norman French countrefeter, from Old French contrefait, past participle of contrefaire, from Latin contra-‘in opposition’ + facere‘make’

   Definitions

   1. not genuine

   Examples

   • « imitating something superior »
   • « counterfeit emotion »
   • « counterfeit money »
   • « counterfeit works of art »
   • « a counterfeit prince »

   Synonyms

   • assumed
   • false
   • fictitious
   • fictive
   • pretended
   • put on
   • sham
   • bad
   • forged
   • base
   • bogus
   • fake
   • phony
   • phoney
   • bastard
   • inauthentic
   • unauthentic
   • spurious
   • mock
   • ostensible
   • ostensive
   • pinchbeck
   • pseudo
   • synthetic

   Antonyms

   • genuine
   • echt

See also

• artificial
• false
• insincere
• unreal