The difference between Counterfeit and Real

When used as nouns, counterfeit means a non-genuine article, whereas real means a commodity.

When used as adjectives, counterfeit means false, especially of money, whereas real means true, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.

Counterfeit is also verb with the meaning: to falsely produce what appears to be official or valid.

Real is also adverb with the meaning: really, very.

check bellow for the other definitions of Counterfeit and Real

  1. Counterfeit as an adjective:

    False, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine.

    Examples:

    "This counterfeit watch looks like the real thing, but it broke a week after I bought it."

  2. Counterfeit as an adjective:

    Inauthentic.

    Examples:

    "counterfeit sympathy"

  3. Counterfeit as an adjective:

    Assuming the appearance of something; deceitful; hypocritical.

  1. Counterfeit as a noun:

    A non-genuine article; a fake.

  2. Counterfeit as a noun:

    One who counterfeits; a counterfeiter.

  3. Counterfeit as a noun (obsolete):

    That which resembles another thing; a likeness; a portrait; a counterpart.

  4. Counterfeit as a noun (obsolete):

    An impostor; a cheat.

  1. Counterfeit as a verb (transitive):

    To falsely produce what appears to be official or valid; to produce a forged copy of.

    Examples:

    "to counterfeit the signature of another, coins, notes, etc."

  2. Counterfeit as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To produce a faithful copy of.

  3. Counterfeit as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To feign; to mimic.

    Examples:

    "to counterfeit the voice of another person"

  4. Counterfeit as a verb (transitive, poker, usually "be counterfeited"):

    Of a turn or river card, to invalidate a player's hand by making a better hand on the board.

  1. Real as an adjective:

    True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.

  2. Real as an adjective:

    Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake.

    Examples:

    "This is real leather."

  3. Real as an adjective:

    Genuine, unfeigned, sincere.

    Examples:

    "These are real tears!"

  4. Real as an adjective:

    Actually being, existing, or occurring; not fictitious or imaginary.

    Examples:

    "a description of real life"

  5. Real as an adjective:

    That has objective, physical existence.

    Examples:

    "No one has ever seen a real unicorn."

  6. Real as an adjective (economics):

    Having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation; measured in purchasing power .

    Examples:

    "My dad calculated my family's real consumption per month."

    "What is the real GNP of this polity?"

  7. Real as an adjective (economics):

    Relating to the result of the actions of rational agents; relating to neoclassical economic models as opposed to Keynesian models.

  8. Real as an adjective (mathematics, of a number):

    Being either a rational number, or the limit of a convergent infinite sequence of rational numbers: being one of a set of numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line.

  9. Real as an adjective (legal):

    Relating to immovable tangible property.

    Examples:

    "[[real estate]]; [[real property]]"

  10. Real as an adjective:

    Absolute, complete, utter.

    Examples:

    "This is a real problem."

  11. Real as an adjective (slang):

    Examples:

    "I'm keeping it real."

  1. Real as an adverb (US, colloquial):

    Really, very.

  1. Real as a noun:

    A commodity; see realty.

  2. Real as a noun (grammar):

    One of the three genders that the common gender can be separated into in the Scandinavian languages.

  3. Real as a noun (mathematics):

    A real number.

  4. Real as a noun (obsolete):

    A realist.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Burton"

  1. Real as a noun:

    Former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies.

  2. Real as a noun:

    A coin worth one real.

  1. Real as a noun:

    A unit of currency used in Portugal and its colonies from 1430 until 1911, and in Brazil from 1790 until 1942.

  2. Real as a noun:

    A coin worth one real.

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