Question

Choose the antonym of the word given below:
Authentic

a) factual
b) trustworthy
c) original
d) unreal

Answer 1

Hint: Antonyms are those words that express a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other.

Complete answer:

The word 'authentic refers to something 'real or original', and the opposite would be ‘unreal or fake’.

Let us analyze the options given to us in this question:
Option (a.), 'factual', refers to something that is concerned with what is actually the case. Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as it is synonymous, and not antonymous, to the given word ‘authentic’.

Option (b.), ‘trustworthy', refers to someone or something that can be relied on as honest or truthful. Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as it is not antonymous to the given word ‘authentic’.

Option (c.), ‘original', refers to something that is not a copy. Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as it is synonymous, and not antonymous to the given word ‘authentic’.

Option (d.), ‘unreal', refers to something imaginary or illusory; fake. Therefore, option (d.) is correct as it is similar to ‘authentic’.

Note: Sometimes the given options in a question where we have to find the opposite of the given word do not exactly mean the opposite of the given word. If this happens, we have to select the option which is the most anonymous to the meaning of the word in the question. Some antonyms of the given word ‘authentic’ are- fake, unoriginal, spurious.