counterfeit
Meaning of counterfeit
adjective
- made in exact imitation of something valuable with the intention to deceive or defraud.
counterfeit £10 notes
- a fraudulent imitation of something else.
he knew the tapes to be counterfeits
- imitate fraudulently.
my signature is extremely hard to counterfeit
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’.
Information about counterfeit
- The plural form of counterfeit is: counterfeits.
- Languages in which counterfeit is used:
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Hyphenation of counterfeit
coun-ter-feit
- It consists of 3 syllables and 11 chars.
- counterfeit is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
counterfeit synonyms
Meaning imitative:
Meaning imitation:
Meaning forge:
Meaning forge or counterfeit (something):
Meaning make a similar or identical version of; reproduce:
Meaning copied fraudulently; fake:
Meaning simulated or pretended; insincere:
Meaning manufactured in imitation of some other material:
Meaning bogus; false:
Meaning not being what it purports to be; false or fake:
Meaning not genuine or true (used in a disapproving manner when deception has been attempted):
Meaning a person or thing acting or serving in place of another:
Meaning a model or replica of a human being:
Meaning (of a product) made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior one, for something else:
Meaning a person who attacks and robs ships at sea:
Meaning (of a product or piece of artistic work) reproduced without permission, usually in contravention of patent or copyright:
Meaning not genuine; fraudulent:
Meaning intellectually pretentious or affected:
Meaning not genuine; spurious or sham:
Meaning a large marine fish with a small barbel on the chin:
Meaning a thing made to be similar or identical to another:
Meaning a copy of a work of art, especially a print or photograph of a painting:
Meaning an exact copy or model of something, especially one on a smaller scale:
Meaning the fact or quality of being alike; resemblance:
Meaning a person or thing that closely resembles another, especially someone who looks very similar to a famous person:
Meaning a person or thing intended to deceive others, typically by unjustifiably claiming or being credited with accomplishments or qualities:
Meaning a victim of deception:
Meaning produce a copy of:
Meaning make an exact copy of; reproduce:
Meaning take or follow as a model:
Meaning imitate the appearance or character of:
Meaning pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury):
Meaning alter (information, a document, or evidence) so as to mislead:
counterfeit antonyms
Meaning truly what something is said to be; authentic:
Meaning the earliest form of something, from which copies may be made:
Translation of counterfeit
- German: Nachbildung, Fälschung, falsch, gefälscht, nachgemacht, imitiert, unecht, nachempfinden, nachahmen, fälschen, nachmachen
- French: contrefaçon, faux, falsifié, contrefait, falsifier, contrefaire
- Spanish: imitación, contrahechura, falsificación, falso, falsa, falsificado, falsificada, falsificar, forjar
- Italian: contraffazione, falso, contraffatto, falsificato, falsificare, contraffare, imitare
- Portuguese: contrafação, falsificação
Words that rhyme with counterfeit
defeit, forfeit, noncounterfeit, reforfeit, surfeit, uncounterfeit, unforfeit
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