Definitions of echt
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not fake or counterfeit
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synonyms:
genuine
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authentic, bona fide, unquestionable, veritable
not counterfeit or copied
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attested, authenticated, documented
established as genuine
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good, honest
not forged
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honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness, old, sure-enough
(used informally especially for emphasis)
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honest, honorable
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
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existent, real
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
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sincere
open and genuine; not deceitful
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true
consistent with fact or reality; not false
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Antonyms:
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counterfeit, imitative
not genuine; imitating something superior
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assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham
adopted in order to deceive
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bad, forged
reproduced fraudulently
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base
debased; not genuine
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bastard, bogus, fake, phoney, phony
fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
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inauthentic, spurious, unauthentic
intended to deceive
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mock
constituting a copy or imitation of something
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ostensible, ostensive
represented or appearing as such; pretended
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pinchbeck
serving as an imitation or substitute
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pseudo
(often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of
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synthetic
not genuine or natural
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artificial, unreal
contrived by art rather than nature
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unreal
lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
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insincere
lacking sincerity
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false
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
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authentic, bona fide, unquestionable, veritable
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