ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsGgenuine
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genuine
Meaning: real, honest, or truly what it seems to be
genuine in a sentence
How genuine is used in real sentences:
Her genuine interest in history showed in every question she asked.
The museum confirmed that the ancient coin was genuine.
“On June 2, Watson plucked a reed, and Bell heard its genuine tone through the wire.”
— from the passage Voices Through a Wire
Synonyms for genuine
Other words for genuine — real, authentic and sincere — carry the same meaning.
- real
- authentic
- sincere
Antonyms of genuine
Words that mean the opposite of genuine:
- fake
- false
- insincere
Where it comes from
From Latin genuinus 'natural, innate', from gignere 'to beget'.
Word parts
- gen — birth, origin, kind
genuine: gen (birth, origin) + -uine (truly of)
Memory hook
Genuine gems are real, not imitation.