Choose the antonym of the word given below:
Authentic

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The word 'authentic refers to something 'real or original', and also the opposite would be ‘unreal or fake’.
Let us analyze the choices given to us during this question:
Option (A): 'Factual' refers to something that's concerned with what's actually the case. Therefore, option (A) is wrong because it is synonymous, and not antonymous, with the given the word ‘authentic’.
Option (B): ‘Trustworthy' refers to someone or something that may be relied on as honest or truthful. Therefore, option (B) is wrong because it isn't anonymous to the given the word ‘authentic’.
Option (C), ‘original', refers to something that's not a replica. Therefore, option (c.) is inaccurate because it is synonymous and not antonymous to the given the word ‘authentic’.
Option (D), ‘unreal', means something illusory or imaginary. Therefore, option (d.) is correct because it is comparable to ‘authentic’.