genuine - Definition | Dictionary definition of genuine

Definition of genuine

not fake or counterfeit

"a genuine Picasso"

"genuine leather"

Synonyms:: echt; honest, honorable
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; existent, real
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; sincere
open and genuine; not deceitful; true
consistent with fact or reality; not false; authentic, bona fide, unquestionable, veritable
not counterfeit or copied; attested, authenticated, documented
established as genuine; good
not forged; honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness, old, sure-enough
(used informally especially for emphasis)

Antonyms:: counterfeit
not genuine; imitating something superior; imitative; artificial, unreal
contrived by art rather than nature; insincere
lacking sincerity; false
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality; assumed, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham
adopted in order to deceive; bad, forged
reproduced fraudulently; base
debased; not genuine; bastard, bogus, fake, phoney, phony
fraudulent; having a misleading appearance; inauthentic, spurious, unauthentic
intended to deceive; mock
constituting a copy or imitation of something; ostensible, ostensive
represented or appearing as such; pretended; pinchbeck
serving as an imitation or substitute; pseudo
(often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of; synthetic
not genuine or natural; show more antonyms...

not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed

"genuine emotion"

being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something

"a genuine dilemma"

Synonyms:: actual, literal, real; true
consistent with fact or reality; not false