inauthentic
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Synonyms
bogus, counterfeit, fake, false, forged, phony (also phoney), queer, sham, snide, spurious, unauthentic
Antonyms
authentic, bona fide, genuine, real, unfaked
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In the past, brands that have attempted to tackle or address disability issues have traditionally felt inauthentic. — Sara Radin, Teen Vogue, "FFORA Is a New Line of Functional and Fashionable Accessories for Wheelchair Users," 30 July 2019 Many Twitter users praised the rapper for using her platform to educate her fans; others were unsure of this colliding of the worlds, claiming their relation ship feels inauthentic and for the #views. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, "Cardi B Joined Forces With Bernie SandersāAnd the Internet Blew Up," 30 July 2019 Men and women have traditionally been pigeonholed into specific roles that are constricting and sometimes feel inauthentic. — Amy Dickinson, BostonGlobe.com, "Woman is torn between career and motherhood," 6 July 2019 Thereās nothing worse than being inauthentic and doing something halfway, and the Angels claiming Los Angeles represents both. — Arash Markazi, latimes.com, "Los Angeles Angels? Disingenuous team name is as laughable as ever," 12 June 2019 Working with other songwriters doesnāt mean that Swift is a bad or inauthentic musician; most musicians work with collaborators all the time. — Constance Grady, Vox, "With āLover,ā Taylor Swift shows she can still write a perfect love song," 16 Aug. 2019 Facebook also axed hundreds of inauthentic pages originating from Saudi Arabia that promoted crown prince Mohammad bin Salman's agenda, while smearing Saudi neighbors as well as Al-Jazeera and Amnesty International. — Brian Barrett, WIRED, "Security News This Week: Apple Contractors Will Stop Listening to Your Siri RecordingsāFor Now," 3 Aug. 2019 The show is regularly identified as the epitome of a shallow, inauthentic age. — David Geiringer, Quartzy, "āShallow, inauthenticā Love Island contains a surprising amount of truth about love," 25 July 2019 Jones pounced on McGrath's troubles saying that Kentuckians are wary of inauthentic candidates. — Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal, "Kentucky Sports Radio's Matt Jones yanked from TV show amid US Senate speculation," 16 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'inauthentic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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