Antonyms for genuine
ˈdʒɛn yu ɪn or, sometimes, -ˌaɪn; ˈdʒɛn yu ɪn; ˈdʒɛn yuˌaɪngen·uine

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1. genuineadjective

   Antonyms:
   ingenuine, fake

   Synonyms:
   authentic, real, natural, true

2. genuineadjective

   Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true; pure.

   a genuine text; a genuine production; genuine materials

   Synonyms:
   true, authentic, natural, real

   Antonyms:
   ingenuine, fake

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. genuine

   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. For example, the apocryphal Gospel of St. Thomas is neither 'genuine' nor 'authentic.' It is not 'genuine,' for St. Thomas did not write it; it is not 'authentic,' for its contents are mainly fables and lies.

   Trench On the Study of Words lect. vi, p. 189. [W. J. Widdleton]

   Authentic is, however, used by reputable writers as synonymous with genuine, tho usually where genuineness carries a certain authority. We speak of accepted conclusions, certain evidence, current money, genuine letters, a legitimate conclusion or legitimate authority, original manuscripts, real value, received interpretation, sure proof, a true statement, a trustworthy witness, a veritable discovery.

   Antonyms:
   apocryphal, baseless, counterfeit, disputed, exploded, fabulous, false, fictitious, spurious, unauthorized

   Synonyms:
   accepted, accredited, authentic, authoritative, authorized, certain, current, legitimate, original, real, received, reliable, sure, true, trustworthy, veritable

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. genuine

   Antonyms:
   spurious, fictitious, adulterated, apocryphal

   Synonyms:
   authentic, true, real, pure, unalloyed, natural, unaffected, sincere, unadulterated, veritable, sound

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.6 / 10 votes

1. genuine, echtadjective

   not fake or counterfeit

   "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"

   Antonyms:
   bad, bogus, false, put on, inauthentic, pseudo, mock, pretended, fictitious, counterfeit, pinchbeck, synthetic, imitative, fictive, fake, phoney, unauthentic, ostensive, insincere, phony, bastard, sham, forged, assumed, spurious, base, ostensible

   Synonyms:
   literal, actual, real, unfeigned, echt, true(a)

2. genuine, true(a), unfeignedadjective

   not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed

   "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief"

   Antonyms:
   pseudo, sham, unauthentic, bad, insincere, base, mock, bastard, put on, ostensible, bogus, phoney, assumed, pretended, phony, false, fake, ostensive, synthetic, inauthentic, spurious, fictitious, forged, counterfeit, pinchbeck, fictive, imitative

3. actual, genuine, literal, realadjective

   being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something

   "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma"

   Antonyms:
   unauthentic, imitative, pinchbeck, sham, insincere, assumed, inauthentic, pseudo, mock, phony, spurious, fake, bogus, ostensive, fictive, put on, false, bad, fictitious, synthetic, bastard, counterfeit, base, pretended, phoney, ostensible, forged

   Synonyms:
   literal, true(a), actual, tangible, material, real, veridical, existent, factual, unfeigned, echt, substantial, real(a)

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. genuineadjective

   Antonyms:
   spurious, counterfeit, false, supposititious, adulterated

   Synonyms:
   authentic, veritable, sterling, unmixed, real, pure, sincere, heartfelt, unaffected

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. disingenuous

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

2. hypocrite

   a hypocrite says one thing and does another. a genuine person practices what they preach.

   the pharisees were hypocrites, but jesus was genuine in his love and concern for people no matter what their background.

   Submitted by rinat on February 16, 2016  

How to use genuine in a sentence?

1. Guy Keltner:

   We've seen this happen for years, we'll see if new regulation comes out of this or if the company responds in a way that feels genuine and not just, 'how do we manage the bad PR.'.

2. Pat Shanahan:

   The Chinese retaliatory tariffs have essentially closed the Chinese market for Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers pollock.

3. Richard Aboulafia:

   It's hard to tell what is based upon genuine disagreement about safety, what is based upon lack of trust, and what is based upon not wanting to be seen as rubber stamping the The FAA approval, but that's three reasons why it's going to be different this time.

4. Jeb Bush:

   Every other candidate, maybe with the exception of (Ohio Gov.) John Kasich, is in the witness protection program because they sense the anger and they're worried about it, so they pull back rather than persuade. I'm not going to do that. I have to be elected on my own terms. The only way you get elected is to be authentic and genuine. And I think immigration done right is a huge driver for our success ultimately as a nation. It's what makes us different in so many ways.

5. Dietrich Raue:

   Now we have the complete monument, we can be very sure that nothing has been reworked, and that it's a genuine piece of art of the 26th Dynasty.

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