Meaning | not fake or counterfeit. | |
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Synonym | genuine | |
Narrower | attested, authenticated, documented | Established as genuine |
authentic, bona fide, unquestionable, veritable | not counterfeit or copied | |
good, honest | not forged | |
honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness, sure-enough | (used informally especially for emphasis) | |
See also | honest, honorable | not disposed to cheat or defraud |
real, existent | Being or occurring in fact or actuality | |
sincere | open and genuine | |
true | consistent with fact or reality | |
Opposite | counterfeit, imitative | not genuine |
Spanish | auténtico, genuino, legítimo, real, verdadero | |
Catalan | autèntic, genuí |
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