AUTHENTIC


Meaning of AUTHENTIC in English

adj. Function: adjective

1 worthy of acceptance because of accuracy FF1C; an authentic portrayal of ancient customs FF1E;

Synonyms: convincing, credible, faithful, trustworthy, trusty

Related Words: accurate, dependable, factual, reliable, sure; solid, sound, straight, valid; authoritative, cathedral, official, standard

Idioms: all wool and a yard wide; to be depended ( or relied) on

Contrasted Words: incredible, unconvincing, untrustworthy; equivocal, obscure, uncertain, vague; hypothetical, purported, putative, supposed, supposititious; debatable, doubtful, questionable; nonstandard

Antonyms: inauthentic

2 being exactly as appears or is claimed FF1C; an authentic masterpiece FF1E;

Synonyms: blown-in-the-bottle, bona fide, genuine, indubitable, pukka, questionless, real, right, simon-pure, sure-enough, true, undoubted, undubitable, unquestionable, veritable, very

Related Words: cognizable, identifiable, knowable, recognizable; honest, pure, unadulterated, unalloyed

Contrasted Words: deceptive, delusive, delusory, false, misleading, wrong; unidentifiable, unrecognizable

Antonyms: spurious

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Synonyms: CERTAIN 3, accurate, dependable, reliable

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический толковый словарь тезауруса.