Meaning & use
Unauthentic
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Not genuine or authentic; fake or fabricated.
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The gallery removed several unauthentic paintings from its collection.
Critics called the singer's stage persona unauthentic.
A note on using this word
Most style guides now favor 'inauthentic' as the standard form, though 'unauthentic' appears in older texts and remains widely understood.
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