inauthentic

adjective

in·​au·​then·​tic ˌi-ˌnȯ-ˈthen-tik How to pronounce inauthentic (audio)
: not authentic
inauthenticity noun

Examples of inauthentic in a Sentence

an inauthentic warbonnet that was probably made in an overseas factory a few months ago
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Unfortunately, inauthentic traits define her. Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025 Some critics, meanwhile, accused Gladwell and other high-profile commentators of being inauthentic. Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 My understanding of Lacanian psychoanalysis is that even your inauthentic parts are authentic to you. Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025 But while the new movie dawdles on its way to Toxie’s origins, then rushes toward a finale with a lurching rhythm that verges on calculated ineptitude, its spirit never feels inauthentic. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inauthentic

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of inauthentic was in 1860

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“Inauthentic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inauthentic. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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