Authentic and Chimerical

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Authentic adjective - Being exactly as appears or as claimed.

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Chimerical is an antonym for authentic.

Chimerical adjective - Not real and existing only in the imagination.

Usage example: for the time being, interplanetary travel remains a chimerical feature of life in the 21st century

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Authentic is an antonym for chimerical.

Nearby Word: chimera

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Chimerical and Authentic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/authentic/chimerical

Authentic & Chimerical. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/authentic/chimerical>.

Chimerical or Authentic. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/authentic/chimerical.

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