Englishgenuine
adjective
1 is that a genuine Picasso?:
authentic, real, actual, original, bona fide, true, veritable, unfeigned, unadulterated, unalloyed;
sterling;
attested, undisputed, rightful, legitimate, lawful, legal, valid, sound;
German echt;
informal the real McCoy, the genuine article, the real thing, your actual, kosher, honest-to-goodness;
British, informal pukka;
Australian, New Zealand, informal dinkum;
rare simon-pure.
▷antonyms bogus.
2 she's a very genuine person:
sincere, honest, truthful, unhypocritical, meaning what one says, straightforward, direct, frank, candid, open;
artless, natural, unaffected, guileless, ingenuous;
informal straight, upfront, on the level;
North American, informal on the up and up;
Australian, New Zealand, informal dinkum.
▷antonyms fake; bogus; insincere.
| choose the right word | genuine, sincere, unfeigned, unaffected |
| See sincere. | |