Synonyms for genuine
ˈdʒɛn yu ɪn or, sometimes, -ˌaɪn; ˈdʒɛn yu ɪn; ˈdʒɛn yuˌaɪn

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1. genuine, echt(adj)

   not fake or counterfeit

   "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"

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

   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

2. genuine, true(a), unfeigned(adj)

   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, real(adj)

   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"

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

   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

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1. genuine(adjective)

   Synonyms:
   authentic, real, natural, true

   Antonyms:
   ingenuine, fake

2. genuine(adjective)

   Synonyms:
   true, authentic, natural, real

   Antonyms:
   ingenuine, fake

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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.

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

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. genuine

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

   Antonyms:
   spurious, fictitious, adulterated, apocryphal

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. genuine(a.)

   Synonyms:
   pure, uncorrupt, unalloyed, unadulterated, true, real, veritable, authentic, not spurious, not false, not fictitious, not apochryphal, what it purports to be

2. genuine(a.)

   Synonyms:
   native, unaffected, sincere

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1. List of paraphrases:

   real, true, authentic, veritable, actual, sincere, truly, vera, original, genuinely, honest, proper, meaningful, effective, really, al-sadeq, heartfelt

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