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Definition/Meaning

(adjective)

false or fake, not real or genuine, not what it is claimed to be; not authentic;

e.g. The painting was found to be inauthentic, only a recent replica of the original.

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Similar Words

Bogus

Counterfeit

Fake

False

Forged

Phony

Queer

Sham

Snide

Spurious

Unauthentic

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Opposite Words

Accurate

Accurately

Actual

Authentic

Exact

Faithful

Natural

Precise

Right

Strict

True

Unfaked

Valid

Veracious

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Related Words

Artificial

Cultured

Deceptive

Delusive

Dummy

Factitious

Imitation

Man-made

Mimic

Mock

Nonfunctioning

Ornamental

Simulated

Substitute

Synthetic

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Quotes

• "The most exhausting thing you can do is to be inauthentic." -- Anne Morrow Lindbergh

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