echt

echt

adj \ˈeḵt\

Definition of ECHT

: true, genuine <an echt New Yorker>

Examples of ECHT

1. <an echt New Englander wouldn't think of putting tomatoes in clam chowder>

Origin of ECHT

German echt & Yiddish ekht

First Known Use: 1916

Related to ECHT

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

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

Related Words: 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

Near Antonyms: artificial, factitious, imitation, man-made, simulated, synthetic, unnatural; concocted, fabricated, manufactured; deceptive, delusive, delusory, misleading

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