inauthentic
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6.6
- adjective
- /ˌɪnəˈθɛntɪk/
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inauténtico
- Many influencers come across as inauthentic when they promote products they don't genuinely use.
- authentic and inauthentic
- inauthentic experience
- inauthentic selves
It feels gross to be in such an inauthentic relationship, but that's old news.
- It feels gross to be in such an inauthentic relationship, but that's old news.
- Or they're lying to me and we call them inauthentic.
- And often times we've created a life for ourselves by virtue of an inauthentic version of ourselves.
- So nihilism is also an inauthentic mode of existence for de Beauvoir.
- Because what people don't like is when you're inauthentic.
- And, and I just, I, I was worried that it would come off as inauthentic.
- We, we're repulsed by things that seem inauthentic.
- And I think the one thing that I dislike in people more than anything else is when they're inauthentic and disloyal.
- These like the pictures that people post of these, like, just such dumb shit, inauthentic content.
- And when I got over the the fear of being inauthentic in that pursuit, then it, you know, improved me a lot.
Examples
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The actor's portrayal of the character seemed inauthentic because he didn't understand the role.
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His investment in that startup felt inauthentic, as he only wanted to impress his friends.
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I would be inauthentic to who I am.
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And it's very hard, I think, to be inauthentic on the radio, or at least to be good.
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When you are inauthentic, you achieve less with more effort and stress.
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And when I got over the the fear of being inauthentic in that pursuit, then it, you know, improved me a lot.
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I don't think nature allows things that are inauthentic to thrive.
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For example, practitioners who are not Muslim may feel inauthentic offering such statements to Muslim clients.
Academic text (2008) -
To me, that kind of performance is inauthentic, for it lacks artistry.
Fiction book (1996) -
I just don't think Native people should be condemned as inauthentic because they live as modern people in modern times.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
833
1.8
Not real and made to look like something real
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2.8
Not real and made to trick people
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5.3
Trying to seem real to deceive people
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5.6
Fake and made to trick people
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6.5
Trying to trick people to get their money
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5.3
Appearing true but making someone believe something that is not true
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7.9
Not real or true, often made to seem true
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7.0
Seeming to be real but not really there
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7.4
Not real or true
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8.2
Appearing real but not actually true
An object that is not real or original and is often a fake
Not real or honest
Presented as real but actually fake
Made to look real to trick people
Antonyms
How Authentic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Inauthentic is made from the prefix in- meaning 'not' and authentic meaning 'real' or 'genuine'. A helpful image is a fake painting that looks old but is not the original. So, inauthentic means 'not real' or 'fake'.