Antonyms for counterfeit
ˈkaʊn tərˌfɪtcoun·ter·feit

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1. counterfeit

   Antonyms:
   accepted, accredited, authentic, authoritative, authorized, certain, current, genuine, legitimate, original, real, received, reliable, sure, true, trustworthy, veritable

   Synonyms:
   apocryphal, baseless, disputed, exploded, fabulous, false, fictitious, spurious, unauthorized

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1. counterfeitverb

   Antonyms:
   expose, unmask, detect

   Synonyms:
   simulate, misrepresent, impersonate

2. counterfeitnoun

   Antonyms:
   exposure, detection, unmasking, unveiling, reality, verity, fact, truth

   Synonyms:
   cheat, trick, juggle, fraud, artifice, fabrication, pretense, ruse, sham

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1. • Re-create

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1. counterfeit, forgeryadjective

   a copy that is represented as the original

   Antonyms:
   good, honest, veritable, honest-to-goodness, authentic, authenticated, unquestionable, attested, bona fide, documented, old(a), honest-to-god, sure-enough(a), echt, genuine

   Synonyms:
   forgery

2. counterfeit, imitativeverb

   not genuine; imitating something superior

   "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"

   Antonyms:
   authenticated, honest-to-goodness, unquestionable, sure-enough(a), bona fide, echt, veritable, old(a), genuine, honest-to-god, documented, honest, authentic, attested, good

   Synonyms:
   onomatopoeic, echoic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic, imitative

3. forge, fake, counterfeitverb

   make a copy of with the intent to deceive

   "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"

   Antonyms:
   unquestionable, echt, good, veritable, documented, attested, old(a), authenticated, honest-to-god, bona fide, honest-to-goodness, genuine, honest, sure-enough(a), authentic

   Synonyms:
   misrepresent, form, fudge, fake, mould, wangle, spirt, excogitate, manipulate, work, shape, devise, mold, cook, falsify, talk through one's hat, invent, contrive, bullshit, forge, fashion, bull, formulate, hammer, spurt

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1. counterfeitadjective

   Synonyms:
   false, fraudulent, spurious, fictitious, sham, mock, feigned

How to use counterfeit in a sentence?

1. Ryan Ebel:

   This is alarming and will end up with Walmart having similar counterfeit or quality issues like Amazon is having.

2. Juanita Duggan:

   The sheer volume of counterfeits on the site as reported by our members, along with the company's unwillingness to make serious reforms is why, after three years, we feel it is necessary to recommend that Taobao be added back to the list and that the U.S. elevate the pressure on them to make substantive, measurable improvements to the counterfeit problem.

3. Caitlin Carroll:

   It is highly irresponsible for Vermont legislators to promote an importation scheme that would create more avenues for counterfeit drugs to enter the country in the middle of an unprecedented opioid crisis.

4. Ashifi Gogo:

   Similar to the pharmaceutical sector, counterfeit beverages have resulted in the loss of human lives.

5. Wang Baoyu:

   This store is authentic and I rode the bus for more than an hour to come here. I wouldn't dare buy one from a street vendor as I'm afraid of buying a counterfeit.

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