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Synonyms for inauthentic

Most common

spurious ersatz unauthentic

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Not authentic or genuine; spurious.

Example sentences

  • spurious His books were filled with spurious arguments.
  • ersatz They didn't have real coffee, so they drank ersatz.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
inauthenticrising
spuriousfalling
ersatzrising
unauthenticsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
ersatz2
8 letters
spurious3
11 letters
unauthentic4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ersatz2 = 2 syllables).