Thesaurus:genuine

Thesaurus

genuine

English

Adjective

Sense: not counterfeit or fake

Synonyms

• actual
• authentic
• bona fide
• genuine
• legit
• legitimate
• lubish
• non-fake
• pukka
• real
• sterling
• true
• unadulterated
• uncounterfeited
• undissembled
• unfaked
• unfeigned
• veritable

Antonyms

• counterfeit
• fake    [⇒ thesaurus]
• fraudulent
• knockoff
• inauthentic
• phony

Hyponyms

• sincere
• heartfelt
• undesigning

Various

• de facto
• de jure
• invalid
• potential
• valid

See also

• Thesaurus:actually

Further reading

• “genuine” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “genuine” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.