All honest-to-goodness synonyms

adj honest-to-goodness

• authentic — An authentic person, object, or emotion is genuine.
• genuine — possessing the claimed or attributed character, quality, or origin; not counterfeit; authentic; real: genuine sympathy; a genuine antique.
• natural — existing in or formed by nature (opposed to artificial): a natural bridge.
• positive — admitting of no question: positive proof.
• honest — honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair: an honest person.
• certain — If you are certain about something, you firmly believe it is true and have no doubt about it. If you are not certain about something, you do not have definite knowledge about it.
• legitimate — according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner.
• pure — free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter: pure gold; pure water.
• bona fide — If something or someone is bona fide, they are genuine or real.
• palpable — readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident: a palpable lie; palpable absurdity.
• absolute — Absolute means total and complete.
• accurate — careful and exact
• actual — You use actual to emphasize that you are referring to something real or genuine.
• demonstrable — A demonstrable fact or quality can be shown to be true or to exist.
• factual — of or relating to facts; concerning facts: factual accuracy.
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• hard — not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
• indubitable — that cannot be doubted; patently evident or certain; unquestionable.
• kosher — Judaism. fit or allowed to be eaten or used, according to the dietary or ceremonial laws: kosher meat; kosher dishes; a kosher tallith. adhering to the laws governing such fitness: a kosher restaurant.
• literal — in accordance with, involving, or being the primary or strict meaning of the word or words; not figurative or metaphorical: the literal meaning of a word.
• official — a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties.
• original — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
• plain — clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
• precise — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
• proved — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
• sound — The, a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand, connecting the Kattegat and the Baltic. 87 miles (140 km) long; 3–30 miles (5–48 km) wide.
• sterling — of, relating to, or noting British money: The sterling equivalent is #5.50.
• authentic — An authentic person, object, or emotion is genuine.
• on the level — having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
• real — true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act.
• straight — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
• unquestionable — not open to question; beyond doubt or dispute; indisputable; undeniable; certain: an unquestionable fact.
• valid — sound; just; well-founded: a valid reason.
• legit — legitimate.
• true — being in accordance with the actual state or conditions; conforming to reality or fact; not false: a true story.
• certified — holding or guaranteed by a certificate
• for real — true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act.
• on the up-and-up — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
• sure-enough — real; genuine.