inauthentic.

Not genuine in origin, expression, or representation.

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Words that belong together

• inauthentic document
• inauthentic voice

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The imitation reproduced the surface but sounded inauthentic.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Comparative more inauthentic; superlative most inauthentic when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: evidence, inference, qualification. Commonness: moderately common.