[Vocabulary] bogus counterfeit fabricate forge false

[vivianguo]

what's the difference among the words bogus, counterfeit, fabricate, forge, and false? i am so confusing....thanks for explanation.

 

[euncu]

I may expand the question adding "fake" and "phony" but "false" and "fabricated" just don't seem to be fitting in.

But I think they are all synonyms excluding false and fabricated, but there may be some differences such as being a criminal act or not. ( "Fake" sometimes refers to a criminal act such as a fake id but sometimes not (such as fake fangs) )

I've mostly heard bogus, phony and forged in the context of a specific criminal act;forgery

 

[Anglika]

Items that are "counterfeit" or "forged" or "fake" are deliberately made to deceived a purchaser.

"Bogus", "false", "fabricated", all indicate an item is not really what it purposes to be, but may not have been intended to deceive.