Authentic and Faux

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Authentic

Authentic adjective - Being exactly as appears or as claimed.
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Faux is an antonym for authentic.
Nearby Words: authenticate, authentication, authenticity, authentically

Faux

Faux adjective - Being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials.
Usage example: even the animal rights activists were fooled by the faux furs
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Authentic is an antonym for faux in artificial topic.
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  • Retraux And in turn, The Peter Serafinowicz Show, from the creator of Look Around You, has featured faux 1970s public information films (complete of course with authentic faded colour, grain and scratches).
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Faux and Authentic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/authentic/faux
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