Synonyms for unauthentic
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Counterfeit
counterfeit, spurious, inauthentic, make-believe, fake, pretended, sham, bogus, illegitimate, fictitious, apocryphal, feigned, bastard, mock, pseudo, unreal, simulated, supposititious dated
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not authentic; inauthentic.
Example sentences
- fake Many consumer reviews of books on Amazon are fake.
- counterfeit Lots of things other than money can be counterfeit.
- spurious His books were filled with spurious arguments.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unauthentic | steady | |
| fake | rising | |
| counterfeit | rising | |
| spurious | falling | |
| inauthentic | rising | |
| uncanonical | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- fake1, mock1, sham1
- 5 letters
- bogus2
- 6 letters
- pseudo2, unreal2
- 7 letters
- bastard2, feigned1
- 8 letters
- spurious3
- 9 letters
- pretended3, simulated4
- 10 letters
- fictitious3, apocryphal4
- 11 letters
- counterfeit3, inauthentic, uncanonical
- 12 letters
- illegitimate5
- 14 letters
- supposititious
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bogus2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- inauthentique