- genuine
- adj1. authentic, real, Dial. sure-enough, simon-pure, sterling; the real McCoy; bona fide, veritable, Sl. real live, Inf. honest-to-goodness, Inf. kosher, Archaic. authentical, Australian. dinkum; legitimate, rightful, lawful, just, legal, licit; valid, authenticated, verified, confirmed; attested, vouched for, warranted, certified, guaranteed; standard, accepted, approved, conventional, orthodox.2. sincere, heartfelt, earnest, all wool and a yard wide; unfeigned, unpretended, unaffected, natural; ingenuous, artless, guileless, innocent, naive, unsophisticated; simple, pure, undeceitful, honest, up front, truthful, veracious; frank, open, free, candid, plain, straightforward.3. full-blooded, pure-blooded, Fr. pur sang.100 percent; thoroughbred, purebred, pedigreed; out-and-out, thoroughgoing, unqualified, complete, thorough, absolute.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.