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
Unauthentic and counterfeit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unauthentic" instead an adjective "Counterfeit".
Unauthentic
Unauthentic adjective - Being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud.
Usage example: trying to sell unauthentic autographs of American presidents
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Synonyms for Unauthentic
Counterfeit and unauthentic are semantically related. You can use "Counterfeit" instead an adjective "Unauthentic".
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Related pairs
- sham and counterfeit
- sham and unauthentic
- artificial and counterfeit
- artificial and unauthentic
- fake and counterfeit
- fake and unauthentic
- ersatz and counterfeit
- ersatz and unauthentic
- phony and counterfeit
- phony and unauthentic
- false and counterfeit
- false and unauthentic
- dummy and counterfeit
- dummy and unauthentic
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