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Synonyms for genuine
ˈdʒɛn yu ɪn or, sometimes, -ˌaɪn; ˈdʒɛn yu ɪn; ˈdʒɛn yuˌaɪngen·uine
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Wiktionary
genuineadjective
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
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, veritableAntonyms:
apocryphal, baseless, counterfeit, disputed, exploded, fabulous, false, fictitious, spurious, unauthorized
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
genuine
Synonyms:
authentic, true, real, pure, unalloyed, natural, unaffected, sincere, unadulterated, veritable, soundAntonyms:
spurious, fictitious, adulterated, apocryphal
Princeton's WordNet
genuine, echtadjective
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, ostensiblegenuine, 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, imitativeactual, 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"
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
Dictionary of English Synonymes
genuineadjective
Synonyms:
pure, uncorrupt, unalloyed, unadulterated, true, real, veritable, authentic, not spurious, not false, not fictitious, not apochryphal, what it purports to begenuineadjective
Synonyms:
native, unaffected, sincere
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
genuineadjective
Synonyms:
authentic, veritable, sterling, unmixed, real, pure, sincere, heartfelt, unaffectedAntonyms:
spurious, counterfeit, false, supposititious, adulterated
Nicknames
List of known nicknames for "Genuine":
Chirs Zippel, Rave Base, Genuine (Chris Zippel), Inhouse, Capone, Chris Zippel, Zippel, Chris
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#212 | real | |
#328 | current | |
#472 | really | |
#691 | original | |
#716 | sure | |
#759 | natural | |
#803 | sound | |
#812 | material | |
#831 | true | |
#891 | received | |
#1068 | effective | |
#1100 | certain | |
#1752 | accepted | |
#1920 | actual | |
#2818 | proper | |
#3303 | authorized | |
#3337 | pure | |
#3478 | truly | |
#3639 | reliable | |
#4434 | substantial | |
#5018 | genuine | |
#5698 | honest | |
#6065 | authentic | |
#6692 | accredited | |
#8066 | legitimate | |
#8204 | meaningful | |
#11464 | vera | |
#12048 | literal | |
#13539 | tangible | |
#13806 | factual | |
#15441 | sincere | |
#15906 | authoritative | |
#18014 | genuinely | |
#21867 | existent | |
#23137 | trustworthy | |
#23920 | unaffected | |
#27040 | heartfelt | |
#39400 | veritable | |
#68734 | unadulterated | |
#70209 | echt | |
#158169 | unalloyed | |
#169588 | veridical | |
#218204 | unfeigned |
How to use genuine in a sentence?
Virtue and genuine graces in themselves speak what no words can utter.
I think the thing that's so good about when Marco talks about it is it's completely genuine, when he's in town and we have a Sunday morning free, he always wants to go to church and he wants nobody to know about it. It's his time. I think that's why it's resonating: it's genuine and it comes from the heart.
Illusory joy is often worth more than genuine sorrow.
To the question, 'Are these documents genuine?' Yes they are genuine, and those are the cases about which we have partially reported.
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Translations for genuine
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- حقيقي. صادق. صميمArabic
- ысынBashkir
- genuíCatalan, Valencian
- pravýCzech
- original, ægteDanish
- original, genuin, Original-, echtGerman
- legítimo, auténtico, verdadero, genuinoSpanish
- todellinen, aitoFinnish
- authentiqueFrench
- math dha-rìribhScottish Gaelic
- אמתי, מקוריHebrew
- वास्तविकHindi
- eredeti, valódiHungarian
- tulen, asliIndonesian
- autentikaIdo
- genuinoItalian
- 本物Japanese
- genuinaLatin
- īsts, īstensLatvian
- motuhengaMāori
- origineel, authentiek, echtDutch
- genuin, ekteNorwegian
- prawdziwy, autentycznyPolish
- legítimo, autêntico, genuínoPortuguese
- подлинный, истинный, настоящийRussian
- pravýSlovak
- genuin, äktaSwedish
- hakiki, gerçek, orijinalTurkish
- حقیقیUrdu
- legikVolapük
- 真正Chinese
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