adj. Function: adjective
1 genuine in feeling or expression FF1C; had a sincere dislike for politics FF1E;
Synonyms: heartfelt, hearty, unfeigned, wholehearted, whole-souled; compare GENUINE 3
Related Words: candid, frank, frankhearted, open, plain; faithful, honest, truthful; aboveboard, forthright, pretensionless, straightforward, unpretentious; dear, devout, heartful; meant, unaffected
Contrasted Words: affected, artificial, feigned, put-on, unmeant
Antonyms: insincere
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Synonyms: GENUINE 3, heart-whole, honest, real, true, undesigning, undissembled, unfeigned
Related Words: authentic, bona fide; serious; actual
Idioms: honest to God
Antonyms: insincere