Antonyms for ungenuine
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : jen-yoo-in |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɛn yu ɪn |
Definition of ungenuine
Origin :- 1590s, "natural, not acquired," from Latin genuinus "native, natural," from root of gignere "beget" (see genus), perhaps influenced in form by contrasting adulterinus "spurious." [Alternative etymology is from Latin genu "knee," from a supposed ancient custom of a father acknowledging paternity of a newborn by placing it on his knee.] Meaning "really proceeding from its reputed source" is from 1660s. Related: Genuinely; genuineness.
- As in bastard : adj illegitimate
- As in spurious : adj counterfeit, fake
- As in apocryphal : adj questionable; fake
- It is pronounced by some of the best critics to be ungenuine.
- Extract from : « The Cradle of the Christ » by Octavius Brooks Frothingham
- Hilary and Anna had lately sung this wail together, but not to its end, she had called it "so ungenuine."
- Extract from : « Kincaid's Battery » by George W. Cable
Synonyms for ungenuine
- adulterated
- affected
- apocryphal
- artificial
- assumed
- baseborn
- bastard
- bent
- bogus
- bum
- contrived
- counterfeit
- deceitful
- deceptive
- doubtful
- dubious
- dummy
- equivocal
- ersatz
- fake
- faked
- false
- feigned
- fictitious
- forged
- framed
- illegitimate
- imitation
- imperfect
- impure
- inaccurate
- inferior
- irregular
- make-believe
- misbegotten
- misborn
- mixed
- mock
- mongrel
- mythical
- natural
- phony
- pirate
- pretend
- pretended
- pseudo
- put-on
- sham
- simulated
- specious
- spurious
- substitute
- suppositious
- unauthentic
- unauthenticated
- ungenuine
- unreal
- unsubstantiated
- untrue
- unverified
- wrong
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