Authentic and Imaginary

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Authentic adjective - Being exactly as appears or as claimed.

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Imaginary is an antonym for authentic.

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

Usage example: told by the psychologist that it was perfectly normal for their child to have an imaginary friend

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Authentic is an antonym for imaginary.

Nearby Words: imagination, imaginative

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