copied

derivative

dɪˈrɪvətɪv

adjective

imitative of the work of another artist, writer, etc., and usually disapproved of for that reason.

an artist who is not in the slightest bit derivative

imitative,unoriginal,uninventive,non-innovative,unimaginative,uninspired,copied,plagiarized,plagiaristic,second-hand,secondary,echoic,trite,hackneyed,clichéd,stale,tired,worn out,flat,rehashed,warmed-up,stock,banal,copycat,cribbed,old hat,hacky

noun

something which is based on another source.

the aircraft is a derivative of the Falcon 20G

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counterfeit

ˈkaʊntəfɪt
ˈkaʊntəfiːt

adjective

made in exact imitation of something valuable with the intention to deceive or defraud.

counterfeit £10 notes

fake,faked,copied,forged,feigned,simulated,sham,spurious,bogus,imitation,substitute,dummy,ersatz,knock-off,pirate,pirated,phoney,pseud,pseudo,cod

noun

a fraudulent imitation of something else.

he knew the tapes to be counterfeits

fake,forgery,copy,reproduction,replica,imitation,likeness,lookalike,mock-up,dummy,substitute,fraud,sham,phoney,pirate,knock-off,rip-off,put-on,dupe

verb

imitate fraudulently.

my signature is extremely hard to counterfeit

fake,forge,copy,reproduce,replicate,imitate,simulate,feign,falsify,sham,pirate

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