counterfeits
Phony bills circulating
Counterfeits are fake versions of something valuable—money, documents, products—made to deceive.
The word works as noun, verb, and adjective: Police seized the counterfeits, Someone counterfeited his signature, counterfeit bills.
Beyond forgery, counterfeit describes anything false or insincere: counterfeit sympathy, a counterfeit smile.
Not the real thing
- knockoffUnauthorized replica product
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
- copyIdentical reproduction made
- reproductionCopying or procreation
facsimile · bogus · phony · sham · clone · lookalike · simulacrum · mock-up
Dishonest money-making scheme
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
con · piracy · fraudulent · trickery · embezzlement · fabrication · racketeering · smuggling
fake
Not the real thing
- knockoffUnauthorized replica product
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
- copyIdentical reproduction made
reproduction · facsimile · bogus · phony · sham · clone · lookalike · simulacrum · mock-up · duplication
scam
Dishonest money-making scheme
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
falsification · con · piracy · fraudulent · trickery · embezzlement · fabrication · racketeering · smuggling · laundering
- scamsscam, scams, fraud, frauds, swindle
- fakesfake, fakes, imitation, imitations, replica
- imitationcopy, copycat, imitation, mimicking, replica
- replicasreproductions, duplicates, imitations, facsimiles, knockoffs
- consumer rightsrefund, warranty, repair, returns, replacement
- contrabandheroin, cocaine, narcotics, illegal drugs, illicit drugs
counterfeitsoriginals
Authentic first versions
authentics · genuine articles · the real thing · real McCoy · real deal
- 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
counterfeit, counterfeiting, counterfeited, counterfeiter, counterfeiters, anti-counterfeiting