Definition of inauthentic
:not authentic
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an inauthentic warbonnet that was probably made in an overseas factory a few months ago
Recent Examples of inauthentic from the Web
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These on-demand climaxes felt manufactured and inauthentic—almost like eating past the point of fullness just because there's food in front of you.
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But just to go out there and try to be Oprah would be inauthentic as well.
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Moreover, those countries that have installed a spirit of nationhood from above, like Ataturk’s Turkey or Lee Kuan Yew’s Singapore, tend to strike us as authoritarian and inauthentic.
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In a recent interview with Yahoo Beauty, Keke accused Kylie Jenner of being inauthentic.
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Perry’s and Cyrus’s peers haven’t faced quite the same negotiation, because none of staked quite so much on being authentically inauthentic.
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And Wandachristine, who comes with nary an inauthentic note, is up for walking around, across and through all that Orlandersmith found at home.
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There’s nothing inauthentic about her performances.
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But celebrity courtroom style can’t appear inauthentic.
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First Known Use of inauthentic
1860
inauthentic Synonyms
Synonyms
bogus, fake, false, forged, counterfeit, phony (also phoney), queer, sham, snide, spurious, unauthenticAntonyms
authentic, bona fide, genuine, real, unfakedRelated Words
artificial, factitious, imitation, man-made, mimic, mock, simulated, substitute, synthetic; dummy, nonfunctioning, ornamental; cultured, fabricated, manufactured; deceptive, delusive, misleadingNear Antonyms
natural; actual, true, validINAUTHENTIC Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of inauthentic for English Language Learners
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: not real, accurate, or sincere : not authentic
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