Synonyms for bona fide
ˈboʊ nəˌfaɪd, ˈbɒn ə; ˈboʊ nəˈfaɪ dibona fide

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1. bona fideadjective

   Done in good faith.

   Although he failed, the prime minister made a bona fide attempt to repair the nation's damaged economy.

   Synonyms:
   sincere

   Antonyms:
   mala fide

2. bona fideadjective

   Genuine; not counterfeit.

   This is a bona fide Roman coin.

   Synonyms:
   authentic, genuine

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1. bona fideadjective

   undertaken in good faith

   "a bona fide offer"

   Synonyms:
   veritable, authentic, unquestionable

   Antonyms:
   imitative, insincere, counterfeit

2. authentic, bona fide, unquestionable, veritableadjective

   not counterfeit or copied

   "an authentic signature"; "a bona fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs taken in a veritable bull ring"

   Synonyms:
   veritable, regular(a), authentic, unquestionable, reliable, veritable(a)

   Antonyms:
   imitative, insincere, counterfeit

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1. bona fide

   Synonyms:
   [L.] really, truly, actually, sincerely, in good faith, without fraud

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1. bona fide

   Synonyms:
   in good faith, real, actual, really, actually

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1. Van Conway:

   Anyone who believes it's too low, they have a right to put in whatever bona fide bid they want.

2. Edward Abbey:

   One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork.

3. State John Kerry:

   And I believe that with effort and with bona-fide legitimate intent to solve the problem on both sides, it is possible in these next months to find those Minsk agreements implemented and to get to a place where sanctions can be appropriately, because of the full implementation, removed.

4. John Kerry:

   And I believe that, with effort and with bona-fide legitimate intent to solve the problem on both sides, it is possible in these next months to find those Minsk agreements implemented and to get to a place where sanctions can be appropriately, because of the full implementation, removed.

5. Jerry Goldfeder:

   If a voter has more than one bona fide residence, she or he can choose from which one to register and vote. And the law is sufficiently elastic to allow the voter to switch voting residences back and forth — but of course they can't vote more than once in an election.