authentic
How many syllables in authentic?
There are 3 syllables in the word authentic.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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