authentic | Definition of authentic

Synonyms and Antonyms of authentic

1 being exactly as appears or as claimed

found an authentic Native American arrowhead

Synonyms of authentic

bona fide, certifiable, certified, dinkum [Australian & New Zealand], echt, genuine, honest, pukka (also pucka), real, right, sure-enough, true

Words Related to authentic

actual, historical, original

lawful, legal, legitimate

identifiable, recognizable, verifiable

proven, substantiated, validated, verified

incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, irrefutable, undeniable, undoubted, unmistakable, unquestionable

veritable, very

accurate, correct, proper

pure, unadulterated, unalloyed

Phrases Synonymous with authentic

Near Antonyms of authentic

artificial, factitious, imitation, man-made, simulated, synthetic, unnatural

concocted, fabricated, manufactured

deceptive, delusive, delusory, misleading

Antonyms of authentic

bogus, counterfeit, fake, false, mock, phony (also phoney), pseudo, sham, spurious, suppositious, supposititious, unauthentic, unreal

2 following an original exactly

an authentic reconstruction of the Parthenon as it is believed to have looked when first built

Synonyms of authentic

accurate, exact, faithful, precise, right, strict, true, veracious

Words Related to authentic

lifelike, realistic

careful, conscientious, meticulous, punctilious, scrupulous

bona fide, genuine, real, veridical

Near Antonyms of authentic

careless, slack, slipshod, slovenly

erroneous, incorrect, invalid, off, unsound, untrue, untruthful, wrong

Antonyms of authentic

corrupt, corrupted, false, imprecise, inaccurate, inauthentic, inexact, loose, unfaithful