unfalsified
- adjective
- /ʌnˈfɔːlsɪfaɪd/
- The certificate was proven to be unfalsified after a thorough investigation.
Examples
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She was relieved to learn the signature was unfalsified and truly belonged to the artist.
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The document was unfalsified and reliable.
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Experts confirmed the document remained unfalsified despite years of storage.
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Is this evidence unfalsified?
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The historian presented only unfalsified evidence to support her claims.
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To ensure accuracy, the report included unfalsified data from reliable sources.
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The museum exhibits unfalsified artifacts from ancient civilizations.
Synonyms
Something that is real and trustworthy, not a fake
Real and legal, for example a job or website
Being real and honest, not fake
Clearly real, not fake
Completely real and not fake
Shown to be true or correct after checking
Not opened or changed from the original condition
Free from cheating or secret changes so it is fair
Real and true, not made up by someone
Shown to be real by official checks
Proven to be real by official records or clear evidence
Officially checked and accepted as correct or legal
How Authentic
Surface Forms
Morphology
unfalsified = falsified (transparent) = un + falsify + ed
A straightforward negation using the productive prefix 'un-' attached to the past-participle adjective 'falsified' (not forged).
Etymology
Unfalsified comes from un- meaning 'not' and falsify (from false) meaning 'to make false' or 'to forge'. So an unfalsified document has not been changed or forged and is 'genuine'.