genuine

modif.

1. Real; said of things

   authentic, true, actual, bona fide, original, veritable, unadulterated, pure, unmixed, undisguised, unerring, official, certified, verified, confirmed, whole, accurate, proved, tested, ascertained, good, natural, unimpeachable, unquestionable, authenticated, substantial, unalloyed, factual, demonstrable, palpable, exact, precise, indisputable, absolute, positive, valid, literal, sound, plain, unvarnished, certain, legitimate, sterling, simon-pure, pukka, legit*, for real*, 18-karat*, the real thing*, honest-to-goodness*, sure-enough*, real live*, in the flesh*, the real McCoy*.

   Antonyms counterfeit, spurious, sham.

2. Sincere

   real, actual, unaffected, unfeigned, honest, forthright, straightforward, veritable, unquestionable, certain, unimpeachable, definite, uncontradictable, incontrovertible, well-established, known, manifest, reliable, bona fide, staunch, trustworthy, free from pretense, without artificiality, natural, frank, candid, heartfelt, not dissimulated, without hypocrisy, ingenuous.

   Antonyms hypocritical*, affected*, simulated.

genuine is applied to that which really is what it is represented to be, emphasizing freedom from admixture, adulteration, sham, etc. genuine silk; genuine grief; authentic implies reliability and trustworthiness, stressing that the thing considered is in agreement with fact or actuality an authentic report or proceeds from the alleged source an authentic medieval manuscript; bona fide is properly used when a question of good faith is involved a bona fide offer to negotiate; veritable implies correspondence with the truth and connotes absolute affirmation a veritable feast