Authentic and Spurious

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Authentic adjective - Being exactly as appears or as claimed.

Usage example: found an authentic Native American arrowhead

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Spurious is an antonym for authentic in accurate topic.

Spurious adjective - Being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud.

Usage example: a spurious Picasso painting that wouldn't have fooled an art expert for a second

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Authentic is an antonym for spurious in topics: false, counterfeit.

Nearby Word: spuriously

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Spurious and Authentic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/authentic/spurious

Authentic & Spurious. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/authentic/spurious>.

Spurious or Authentic. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/authentic/spurious.

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