Copy
Copy noun - Something that is made to look exactly like something else.
Usage example: a copy of the famous painting “Washington Crossing the Delaware”
Forgery is a synonym for copy in counterfeit topic. In some cases you can use "Forgery" instead a noun "Copy", when it comes to topics like duplicate, reproduction.
Forgery
Forgery noun - An imitation that is passed off as genuine.
Usage example: that is a cheap forgery, not an authentic Ming Dynasty vase
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Synonyms for Forgery
Copy is a synonym for forgery in fake topic. You can use "Copy" instead a noun "Forgery", if it concerns topics such as counterfeiting.
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A guy with a bronze Perseus Statue goes berserk on Rick and the Old Man when Rick points out the bronze statue displays clues that the item is either a copy or a forgery.
Source: Series / Pawn Stars - There are exceptions to this rule, as he was willing to buy a Joseph Cosey forgery of Abraham Lincoln but it turned out to be a copy.
Source: Series / Pawn Stars - In Bookhunter, after the Library Police finally retrieve the stolen book, Agent Bay realizes that the stolen copy was actually another forgery—because the original book had already been stolen by the Chief of Library Security.
Source: Treacherous Advisor
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