“Coffee” might be largely sawdust, or wheat, beans, beets, peas, and dandelion seeds, scorched black and ground to resemble the genuine article.
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Genuine article
Synonyms for "genuine article" (17 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (4)
Strong matches (5)
Adjective(3 words)
Noun(2 words)
keep the originaloriginal
Related words (8)
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15 entriesauthentic paintinggenuine affectiongenuine antiquegenuine artifactgenuine artworkgenuine gemstonegenuine goldgenuine interestgenuine leathergenuine silvergenuine sympathyhonest friendoriginal manuscriptsincere teachertrustworthy neighbor
Collocations
10 entriesauthentic itemgenuine attemptgenuine concerngenuine interestgenuine leathergenuine smileoriginal itemreal thingthe genuine articlethe real deal
Inflections
3 entriesgenuine articlesmore genuinemost genuine
Derivations
2 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
"Bob was a dynamo, a force of nature. Bob was the genuine article," Joshua Goldbard said.
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