Authentic

Antonyms for authentic:

unreal, false, bogus, counterfeit, untrustworthy, fabulous, fake, artificial.

Synonyms for authentic:

Sense 1

truly, well-documented, authoritative, gritty, ironclad, cut-and-dried, objectively, Grounded, informed, believable, well-grounded, realistic, plausible, objective, well-informed, unchallenged, determinate, physically, certifiable, tenable, unanswerable, easily, Cast iron, undisputed, apparent, physical, definitely, verifiable, well-founded, true-life, realistically, definitive, categorical, unarguable, indisputable, honest-to-goodness, decidedly, squarely, categorically, hard-edged, incontestable, irrefutable, hard, de facto, hands down, foursquare, unquestioned, undeniable.

Sense 2

kosher, indubitable, three-dimensional, hard-and-fast, naturalistic, undoubted, harsh, practical.

Sense 3

faithful, credible, material, convincing, strong, firm.

Sense 15

good.

actual

historical.

cordial

hearty.

established

incontrovertible.

genuine

valid.

Other synonyms and related words:

realistic, well-founded, verifiable, informed, developed, hands down, good, official, definitive, harsh, irrefutable, historical, believable, decidedly, authorized, naturalistic, strict, material, bona fide, indubitable, easily, incontestable, determinate, accredited, Simon-pure, plausible, well-grounded, ironclad, reliable, definitely, legitimate, foursquare, undoubted, faithful, convincing, authoritative, unquestionable, trusty, accepted, indisputable, true-life, received, cut-and-dried, certifiable, three-dimensional, unchallenged, sure, Grounded, incontrovertible, undisputed, dependable, undeniable, categorically, firm, echt, valid, physical, trustworthy, realistically, hard, hearty, kosher, truly, credible, tenable, de facto.

all (adjective)

bona fide, veritable, unquestionable, reliable.

authoritative (adjective)

proven.

earliest (adjective)

original.

evidential (adjective)

corroborated, substantiated, counter-evidential, established, Exemplified, supported, validated, proven, evidential, witnessed, certified, Vouched, confirmed, demonstrated, documented, Exhibited, Testified.

literal (adjective)

literal, exact, verbatim, explicit, actual, prosaic, precise, overt, accurate.

original (adjective)

first, innovative, genuine, novel, initial, original, unique, creative, ingenious, prototypical.

persuasive (adjective)

convincing.

precise (adjective)

accurate.

real (adjective)

veritable, solid, factual, real, tangible, concrete, true, genuine, honest, actual, substantial, sincere.

real, genuine (adjective)

bona fide, official, veritable, factual, faithful, authoritative, sure, accurate, trusty, true, credible, original, convincing, dependable, certain, actual, reliable, valid, trustworthy, legitimate.

reliable (adjective)

trustworthy, official.

true (adjective)

honest, definite, right, axiomatic, gospel, absolute, Simon-pure, true, veracious, proven, factual, certain.

undisputed (adjective)

undoubted.

veracious (adjective)

accurate, ingenuous, true, correct, factual, veracious, genuine, honest.

Sense 2 (noun)

kosher, credible, valid, faithful, convincing, realistic, physical, objective, apparent.

Sense 3 (noun)

good, indubitable, undoubted.

authentic (noun)

reliable, genuine, unquestionable, bona fide, trustworthy, veritable, echt, trusty.

Usage examples for authentic:

• The following is a copy of an authentic letter from the celebrated Dr. Franklin to a friend in England on the subject of the first campaign made by the British forces in America and, although not written from Georgetown, it shows the state of mind of many people. - "A Portrait of Old George Town", Grace Dunlop Ecker.
• It was from him that O'Reilly heard his first authentic report of the atrocities perpetrated by Cobo's Volunteers. - "Rainbow's End", Rex Beach.