genuine

Adjective

• Truly what it is purported to be; authentic or real.
• not fake or counterfeit
  • "a genuine Picasso"
  • "genuine leather"

Adjective Satellite

• not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
  • "genuine emotion"
• being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; ; - G.K.Chesterton
  • "a genuine dilemma"

Adj

• Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native
• Not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated

Examples

• a genuine text; a genuine production; genuine materials; genuine friendship
• His ’Q’ without a ’U’ was a GENUINE Scrabble achievement, earning him applause.

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

counterfeit, bullshit, fake, fraudulent, inauthentic, ingenuine, knockoff, phony

Related Words

actually, de facto, de jure, genus, invalid, potential, valid