Meaning & use

Unauthentic

adjective·Everyday

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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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Words with an opposite meaning

authenticgenuine

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