Meanings
adjectiveunauthentic (comparative more unauthentic, superlative most unauthentic)
comparative more unauthentic · superlative most unauthentic
- Not authentic; inauthentic.
Synonyms: inauthentic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNot authentic; inauthentic.
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More synonyms by meaning
adjectivefalse or fake; not what it appears to be
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishauthentic
- Englishunauthentic
From un- + authentic. Piecewise doublet of inauthentic.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
unauthentic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unauthentic
MLA
“unauthentic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unauthentic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unauthentic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unauthentic.
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