Echt and Imitation

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Echt adjective - Being exactly as appears or as claimed.

Usage example: an echt New Englander wouldn't think of putting tomatoes in clam chowder

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Imitation is an antonym for echt.

Imitation adjective - Being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials.

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Echt is an antonym for imitation.

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Imitation and Echt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/echt/imitation

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