Synonyms for genuine
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Authentic
real, authentic, true, honest, sincere, actual, unfeigned, legitimate, natural, unadulterated, veritable, good, pure, pyore US, bona fide, unquestionable, legit, absolute, earnest, simple, intrinsic, hearty, plain
Other
heart-felt, original, echt, pakka, uncounterfeited rare, lubish rare UK, unfaked rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native.
Related words
- Word family
- genuinely genuineness genuinity genus
- Phrases
- genuine article
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That is authentic which is true to the facts; that is genuine which is true to its own claims; as, authentic history; genuine money. A 'genuine' work is one written by the author whose name it bears; an 'authentic' work is one which relates truthfully the matters of which it treats.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- actual James and Amanda were living an actual fairy tale.
- honest Say what you will, I think he is an honest person.
- authentic This restaurant serves authentic Neapolitan pizza.
- sincere Tom told Mary that he thought John wasn't sincere.
By length
- 4 letters
- good1, real1, true1, pure1, echt
- 5 letters
- plain1, legit2, pakka, pyore
- 6 letters
- simple2, actual3, honest2, hearty2, lubish
- 7 letters
- natural3, sincere2, earnest2, unfaked
- 8 letters
- original4, absolute3
- 9 letters
- authentic3, intrinsic3, veritable4, unfeigned
- 10 letters
- legitimate4
- 13 letters
- unadulterated6
- 14 letters
- unquestionable5
- 15 letters
- uncounterfeited
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (legit2 = 2 syllables).