echt

adjective

ˈeḵt How to pronounce echt (audio)
Definition of echtnext
as in genuine
being exactly as appears or as claimed an echt New Englander wouldn't think of putting tomatoes in clam chowder

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Recent Examples of echt Wood entrances me as the Arensberg circle’s most outstanding echt American, other than Man Ray. — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2022 Pot and pseudo-profundity go together like pot and finger food, and there’s no more pseudo-profound album from the pseudo-profound, echt-awesome world of prog-rock than Fragile. — Vulture Editors, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for echt
  1. genuine
  2. real
  3. authentic
  4. true
  5. honest
  6. sure-enough
  7. actual
Adjective
  • In an interview and written response, Benson said researchers who take funding from oil companies are motivated not by corporate agendas, but by genuine interest in the work.
    — Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • If tokenization can demonstrate meaningful capital formation and genuine secondary-market liquidity in sport, the implications could extend beyond it, supporting the broader adoption of tokenized assets across the economy.
    — Julian La Picque, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of genuine
Adjective
  • As in many of the attractions, he’s based on a real person who experienced certain events.
    — Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The tension follows the women to Courtney’s event celebrating her husband’s birthday, where the real entertainment for the evening was Tia and Gizelle lacing stepping in the ring.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of real
Adjective
  • Perhaps this kind of authentic representation of disabled life could be a fixture that younger generations will one day take for granted.
    — Rebekah Taussig, Time, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The freewheeling discussions on rewatch podcasts also align with how younger consumers prefer to see their favorite celebrities presented — authentic, unvarnished and free of the restraint of public relations handlers.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of authentic
Adjective
  • For her, the recognition is a way to show people how to stay true to their art.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Not only were the stories never proven true, but also at least one student later admitted to lying.
    — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of true
Adjective
  • My honest read on timing is that the five percent will be twenty percent by end of 2027, and fifty by end of 2029.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The original impetus for the film, to be honest, was to look at an incredible life story over a long German period.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of honest
Adjective
  • But a scattering of anglers is convinced that flavoring bait with tobacco is a sure-enough killer.
    — Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
Definition of sure-enough
Adjective
  • While not entirely clear, the second stat here likely relates to how efficiently the cells are packaged inside the pack, rather than its actual volumetric energy density efficiency.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • However, the actual performance for input lag is a little mixed.
    — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
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“Echt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/echt. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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