genuine — OET

genuine

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.

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