Counterfeit
Counterfeit adjective - Being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud.
Usage example: counterfeit currency that had been passed all over town
Genuine
Genuine adjective - Being exactly as appears or as claimed.
Usage example: had a genuine van Gogh hanging in their living room
Nearby Words: genuinely, genuineness
Both words in one sentence
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When Alfalfa found some of the counterfeit currency, he spent it, assuming that it was genuine.
Source: Counterfeit Cash -
Honest John's Dealership: Iqbal, but inverted in that his goods are actually genuine, when Ashens is looking for counterfeit ones.
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Holmes, knowing that Larrabee intends to trade him a counterfeit version of the package, hatches a plan of his own, risking his life to obtain the counterfeit package and swindle Alice into willingly giving him the genuine one.
Source: Theatre / Sherlock Holmes
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