counterfeit
Not the real
Counterfeit means fake, made to deceive by imitating something genuine.
Counterfeit money is currency produced illegally to pass as real.
Counterfeit goods imitate branded products: counterfeit watches, counterfeit medications.
The word extends to anything false or insincere: counterfeit sympathy.
To counterfeit is to forge or fake: He counterfeited the signature on the check.
Not the real thing
- bogusCounterfeit or fraudulent
- spuriousFalse though appearing genuine
- phonyFraudulent person or thing
- shamFraudulent imitation
ersatz · pseudo · faux · forged · fraudulent · inauthentic · illegitimate · false
Unauthorized replica product
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
- piratedCopied without authorization
- fakeNot the real thing
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
imitation · designer · luxury · trademark · brand · merchandise · handbags · watches
Made by smithing, or faked
- falsifiedMade deliberately inaccurate
- fakeNot the real thing
- documentWritten or electronic file
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
passport · certificate · credential · diploma · ID · license · seal · stamp
Furnace for shaping metal
- fakeNot the real thing
- falsifyDistort the truth
- fabricateInvent or manufacture
- copyIdentical reproduction made
replicate · imitate · simulate · reproduce · duplicate · mimic · clone · manufacture
Intentional criminal trickery
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- conArgument against
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
deception · trickery · sham · charlatan · impersonation · dupery · grift · flimflam
Currency for transactions
- banknotesPaper currency notes
- notesBrief written records
- coinsMetal money units
- cashReady spending funds
bills · forgery · fake bills · denomination · watermark · security features · printing · detection
fake
Not the real thing
sham · ersatz · pseudo · faux · forged · fraudulent · inauthentic · illegitimate · false · imitation
knockoff
Unauthorized replica product
replica · imitation · designer · luxury · trademark · brand · merchandise · handbags · watches · electronics
forged
Made by smithing, or faked
signature · passport · certificate · credential · diploma · ID · license · seal · stamp · authentication
forge
Furnace for shaping metal
copy · replicate · imitate · simulate · reproduce · duplicate · mimic · clone · manufacture · print
fraud
Intentional criminal trickery
hoax · deception · trickery · sham · charlatan · impersonation · dupery · grift · flimflam · bunco
money
Currency for transactions
bills · cash · forgery · fake bills · denomination · watermark · security features · printing · detection · circulation
- fraudscam, fraud, swindle, con, deceive
- financial crimesbank fraud, wire fraud, securities fraud, tax fraud, insurance fraud
- forgeriesforged passport, forged signature, forged check, fake passport, fake ID
- scamsscam, scams, fraud, frauds, swindle
- deceptionlie, lies, lying, fake, fraud
- ticketingticket sales, box office, ticket agent, ticket agents, ticket booth
- counterfeit checksFalsified bank payment orders
- counterfeit moneyFraudulent imitation of currency
- counterfeit billsIllegally reproduced currency
- counterfeit goodsFraudulent imitation merchandise
- counterfeit currencyImitation money made illegally
- counterfeit documentsFalsified official paperwork
counterfeiting, counterfeited, counterfeiter, counterfeits, counterfeiters