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inauthentic

[ in-aw-then-tik ]

adjective

  1. not authentic:

    inauthentic Indian jewelry mass-produced in a factory.



inauthentic

/ ˌɪnɔːˈθɛntɪk /

adjective

  1. not authentic; false
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • inau·thenti·cal·ly adverb
  • in·au·then·tic·i·ty [in-aw-then-, tis, -i-tee, -th, uh, n-], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of inauthentic1

First recorded in 1855–60; in- 3 + authentic
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Example Sentences

A few months later, Facebook created a new “inauthentic behavior policy” to ban fake pages masquerading as users.

As a result, we’ve already taken down more than 150 networks of coordinated inauthentic behavior … Combatting coordinated inauthentic behavior is our priority.

The new team focused more narrowly on so-called “scripted inauthentic activity”—fake likes and shares produced by automated bots and used to drive up someone’s popularity.

Eleftheriou said in an interview that he analyzed the ratings of those apps and discovered patterns suggesting they were inauthentic.

The platforms said that the fake accounts were participating in “coordinated inauthentic behavior” to target public discourse before the election.

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The whole point of “going native” is that the familiar Western civilization is portrayed as inauthentic, ugly, broken, flawed.

The former accused him of cooking inauthentic Mexican food; the latter accused him of cooking inauthentic Tex-Mex.

(That immediately rendered the product's marketing shots inauthentic at best—think phone charger meets flash drive).

It has been pointed out to me­—sometimes in a mean way—that my experience as a Jew is inauthentic.

And the president has to be himself too, not the sudden apparition of an inauthentic pol.

The wit isn't dull, and the serious intention, hid in those mummy wrappings, is not inauthentic.

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