| Main Entry: | genuine |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unaffected; honest |
Synonyms: |
actual, artless, candid, earnest, frank, heartfelt, known, natural, open, positive, real, reliable, righteous, sincere, true, trustworthy, undesigning, unfeigned, unimpeachable, unpretended, unquestionable, up front, valid, well-established |
| Notes: | genuine means not fake or counterfeit - or sincerely felt or expressed, while authentic means conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief and trust |
Antonyms: |
affected, deceiving, deceptive, dishonest, insincere, misleading |
| Main Entry: | guileless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honest |
Synonyms: |
aboveboard, artless, candid, frank, genuine, ingenuous, innocent, naive, natural, open, simple, simple-minded, sincere, straightforward, truthful, unaffected, undesigning, unsophisticated, unstudied |
Antonyms: |
artful, clever, crafty, cunning, deceitful, dishonest, guileful, tricky |
| Main Entry: | natural |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | open, unaffected |
Synonyms: |
artless, being oneself, candid, childlike, credulous, direct, easy, folksy, forthright, frank, genuine, homey, ignorant, impulsive, inartificial, ingenuous, innocent, instinctive, laid-back*, naive, plain, primitive, provincial, real, rustic, simple, simplehearted, sincere, spontaneous, straightforward, trusting, unassumed, uncontrived, undesigning, unembarrassed, unfeigned, unforced, unlabored, unpolished, unpretentious, unschooled, unsophisticated, unstudied, unworldly, up-front |
Antonyms: |
affected, artificial, pretended, unnatural |
| Main Entry: | sincere |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | straightforward, honest |
Synonyms: |
aboveboard, actual, artless, bona fide, candid, dead-level, dear, devout, earnest, faithful, forthright, frank, genuine, guileless, heartfelt, honest to God, like it is, meant, natural, no fooling, no-nonsense, on the level, on the line, on up and up, open, outspoken, plain, pretensionless, real, regular, righteous, saintly, serious, square*, sure enough, true, true-blue, trustworthy, twenty-four carat, unaffected, undesigning, undissembled, unfeigned, unpretentious, up-front, wholehearted |
Antonyms: |
dishonest, insincere, tricky, untrustworthy |
| Main Entry: | true |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | real, valid; concordant with facts |
Synonyms: |
accurate, actual, appropriate, authentic, authoritative, bona fide, correct, dependable, direct, exact, factual, fitting, genuine, honest, indubitable, kosher*, lawful, legal, legitimate, natural, normal, on target, perfect, precise, proper, pure, regular, right, rightful, sincere, straight, sure-enough, trustworthy, truthful, typical, undeniable, undesigning, undoubted, unerring, unfaked, unfeigned, unquestionable, veracious, veridical, veritable, very, wash* |
Antonyms: |
corrupt, counterfeit, deceitful, false, fraudulent, invalid, unreal |
| Main Entry: | single-minded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | resolute |
Synonyms: |
artless, determined, firm, guileless, inflexible, obsessed, persistent, relentless, rigid, staunch, steadfast, stubborn, unbending, undesigning |
Antonyms: |
half-hearted, lackadaisical |
| Main Entry: | unmannered |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | genuine |
Synonyms: |
actual, artless, candid, earnest, frank, heartfelt, hearty*, honest, known, natural, open, positive, real, reliable, righteous, sincere, true, trustworthy, unaffected, undesigning, unfeigned, unimpeachable, unpretended, unquestionable, up front, valid, well-established |