Antonyms for bona fide
ˈboʊ nəˌfaɪd, ˈbɒn ə; ˈboʊ nəˈfaɪ dibona fide

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1. bona fideadjective

   Done in good faith.

   Although he failed, the prime minister made a bona fide attempt to repair the nation's damaged economy.

   Antonyms:
   mala fide

   Synonyms:
   sincere

2. bona fideadjective

   Genuine; not counterfeit.

   This is a bona fide Roman coin.

   Synonyms:
   authentic, genuine

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1. bona fideadjective

   undertaken in good faith

   "a bona fide offer"

   Antonyms:
   imitative, insincere, counterfeit

   Synonyms:
   veritable, authentic, unquestionable

2. authentic, bona fide, unquestionable, veritableadjective

   not counterfeit or copied

   "an authentic signature"; "a bona fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs taken in a veritable bull ring"

   Antonyms:
   imitative, insincere, counterfeit

   Synonyms:
   veritable, regular(a), authentic, unquestionable, reliable, veritable(a)

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1. bona fide

   Synonyms:
   in good faith, real, actual, really, actually

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1. malafide

   not certified, fake, unauthentic

   this is a malafide document

   Submitted by rinat on June 13, 2017  

How to use bona fide in a sentence?

1. State John Kerry:

   And I believe that with effort and with bona-fide legitimate intent to solve the problem on both sides, it is possible in these next months to find those Minsk agreements implemented and to get to a place where sanctions can be appropriately, because of the full implementation, removed.

2. Deion Sanders:

   He [Brady] is the guy, i used to go back and forth with him and Joe Montana because Joe is from my era, but Tom is a bona fide winner. And an epitome of class.

3. Brian Grazer:

   Cynthia Erivo blew me away. Not only is Cynthia Erivo an incredible and bona fide star, but Cynthia Erivo is soulful and has tremendous depth as a musical artist, cynthia Erivo is the perfect person to portray the profoundly human story behind the genius that is Aretha.

4. Edward Abbey:

   One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork.

5. Van Conway:

   Anyone who believes it's too low, they have a right to put in whatever bona fide bid they want.

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