Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pinchbeck

1 sense of pinchbeck

Sense 1
pinchbeck -- (an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold)
       => alloy, metal -- (a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper")

Antonyms of adj pinchbeck

1 sense of pinchbeck

Sense 1
pinchbeck -- (serving as an imitation or substitute; "pinchbeck heroism")

INDIRECT (VIA counterfeit) -> genuine, echt -- (not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather")

Similarity of adj pinchbeck

1 sense of pinchbeck

Sense 1
pinchbeck -- (serving as an imitation or substitute; "pinchbeck heroism")
       => counterfeit (vs. genuine), imitative -- (not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince")

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