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counterfeited

ADJECTIVE
affected
Synonyms
STRONG
assumed contrived counterfeit faked feigned imitated overdone pretended shallow sham simulated studied unnatural
WEAK
apish artificial awkward campy chichi conceited false fraudulent gone Hollywood hammy highfalutin hollow insincere la-di-da melodramatic ostentatious pedantic phony pompous precious pretentious put on schmaltzy self-conscious spurious stiff stilted superficial theatrical twee
Antonyms
STRONG
genuine natural real sincere true
WEAK
unchanged
ADJECTIVE
imitated
Synonyms
STRONG
aped burlesqued caricatured duplicated mimicked mocked parodied parroted plagiarized reproduced
ADJECTIVE
la-di-da
Synonyms
WEAK
apish artificial assumed awkward campy chichi conceited contrived counterfeit faked false feigned fraud gone Hollywood ham hammy highfalutin hollow imitated insincere mannered melodramatic ostentatious overdone pedantic phony playacting pompous precious pretended pretentious put on schmaltzy self-conscious shallow sham simulated spurious stiff stilted studied superficial theatrical unnatural

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The victim’s sister remembers how skillfully Martinez counterfeited compassion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

Nine Italian nationals have been arrested and charged with trading in counterfeited goods.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024

But Leas sees these documents as mostly marketing, and these reports can be counterfeited.

From Slate • Jul. 18, 2024

“Love” stamp was counterfeited in a size larger than the authentic postage stamp.

From Washington Times • Sep. 19, 2023

We cannot ignore the possibility that the work may have been done by someone else, or that someone counterfeited the mark into the stone much later.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg