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View usage for: pinchbeck in British English (ˈpɪntʃˌbɛk) noun1. an alloy of copper and zinc, used as imitation gold 2. a spurious or cheap imitation; sham adjective4. sham, spurious, or cheap Word origin C18 (the alloy), C19 (something spurious): after Christopher Pinchbeck (?1670–1732), English watchmaker who invented it pinchbeck in American English (ˈpɪntʃˌbɛk) noun1. an alloy of copper and zinc used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry 2. anything cheap or imitation adjective4. cheap, imitation, sham, etc. Word origin after C. Pinchbeck, Eng jeweler who invented it ( c. 1725) Synonyms of 'pinchbeck'fake, paste, imitation, sham fake, artificial, imitation, bogus More Synonyms of pinchbeck Word lists withpinchbeck alloy, alloys, metal Synonyms paste phoney or phony (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition made in imitation of a natural product The sauce was glutinous and tasted artificial. Synonyms fake, mock, imitation, bogus, simulated, phoney or phony (informal), sham, pseudo (informal), fabricated, counterfeit, spurious, ersatz, speciousDefinition not genuine bogus insurance claims Synonyms fake, false, artificial, forged, dummy, imitation, sham, fraudulent, pseudo (informal), counterfeit, spurious, ersatz, phoney or phony (informal), assumedDefinition an imitation designed to deceive or defraud Counterfeits of the company's goods are flooding Europe. Synonyms fake, copy, reproduction, imitation, sham, forgery, phoney or phony (informal), fraud, warez - pin someone down
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Additional synonymsDefinition pretended He admitted possessing and delivering counterfeit currency. Synonyms fake, copied, false, forged, imitation, bogus, simulated, sham, fraudulent, feigned, spurious, ersatz, phoney or phony (informal), pseud or pseudo (informal) Definition made in imitation of something more expensive an electric fire with ersatz logs Synonyms artificial, substitute, pretend, fake, imitation, synthetic, bogus, simulated, sham, counterfeit, spurious, phoney or phony (informal) Definition a copy of an original or genuine article the most accurate imitation of Chinese architecture in Europe Synonyms replica, fake, reproduction, sham, forgery, carbon copy (informal), counterfeit, counterfeiting, likeness, duplicationDefinition made to resemble something which is usually superior or more expensive a set of novels bound in imitation leather Synonyms artificial, mock, reproduction, dummy, synthetic, man-made, simulated, sham, pseudo (informal), ersatz, repro, phoney or phony (informal) Definition anything that is not genuine or is not what it appears to be Their promises were exposed as a hollow sham. Synonyms fraud (informal), imitation, hoax, pretence, forgery, counterfeit, pretender, humbug, impostor, feint, pseud (informal), wolf in sheep's clothing, imposture, phoney or phony (informal) Definition not genuine or real a spurious framework for analysis Synonyms false, bogus, sham, pretended, artificial, forged, fake, mock, imitation, simulated, contrived, pseudo (informal), counterfeit, feigned, ersatz, specious, unauthentic, phoney or phony (informal) |