authentic

How many syllables in authentic?

There are 3 syllables in the word authentic.

Divide authentic into syllables:

au · then · tic

How to pronounce authentic:

Synonyms for authentic:

actual

bona fide

certifiable

certified

dinkum

faithful

for real

genuine

historical

honest

identifiable

lawful

legitimate

live

on the level

original

pukka

pure

real

reliable

right

sure-enough

the real mccoy

true

true-to-life

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Antonyms for authentic:

affected

artificial

bogus

conjectural

counterfeit

doubtful

dubious

ersatz

factitious

fake

faked

false

falsified

feigned

fraudulent

hypothetical

ideal

illegitimate

imitation

imitative

inauthentic

inexistent

ingenuine

insincere

invalid

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