as in counterfeit
being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud
an inauthentic warbonnet that was probably made in an overseas factory a few months ago
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Recent Examples of inauthentic
Companies that still treat employee well-being as an add-on risk being seen as inauthentic — or worse, manipulative.
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Naz Beheshti, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Many successors fear that moving beyond their predecessor’s vision will be seen as disrespectful, inauthentic, or even opportunistic—as if change itself were an act of betrayal.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
For others, the town provides the most inauthentic travel experience possible, Benidorm a byword for debauchery and sleaze.
—Joshua Korber Hoffman, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
Self-limiting beliefs can create a mental roadblock that hinders progress, often leading us to make inauthentic compromises.
—Clare Miller, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Naz Beheshti, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Many successors fear that moving beyond their predecessor’s vision will be seen as disrespectful, inauthentic, or even opportunistic—as if change itself were an act of betrayal.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
For others, the town provides the most inauthentic travel experience possible, Benidorm a byword for debauchery and sleaze.
—Joshua Korber Hoffman, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
Self-limiting beliefs can create a mental roadblock that hinders progress, often leading us to make inauthentic compromises.
—Clare Miller, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inauthentic
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Parents, experts and lawmakers have urged tech giants to do more to prevent the sale of counterfeit or illicit drugs to young people through their platforms, after multiple teens have died of overdoses from pills bought online.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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According to a 2023 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the percentage of overdose deaths involving counterfeit pills more than doubled between mid-2019 and late 2021, with states in the Western US being even more acutely impacted.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
17 May 2025
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Later, it's revealed that Phelps didn't die at all, and his fake death was a setup to frame Ethan.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
24 May 2025
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San Diego airport threat: Military member arrested after bomb threat at San Diego International Airport Ex-LA deputy mayor used voice application for fake bomb threat Prosecutors did not provide a motive for the false bomb threat, but detailed Williams' process to conceal the origin of the threat.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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The decision to deploy Dembele as a false nine for a 3-1 home win over Lyon in mid-December proved the spark for a stupendous run of goal-scoring form in which the France international racked up 27 goals in only 22 appearances.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Their accountant filed two false corporate tax returns, claiming one of the couple’s firms earned no money in 2015 and 2016.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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China also makes more large cast and forged products—including landing gear, engine components, brakes, turbine disks, and fan blades—than the next nine countries combined.—
MICHAEL BROWN,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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It is crafted from forged zinc and finished in matte black.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Inauthentic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inauthentic. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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