Synonyms 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.

   Synonyms:
   sincere

   Antonyms:
   mala fide

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"

   Synonyms:
   veritable, authentic, unquestionable

   Antonyms:
   imitative, insincere, counterfeit

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"

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

   Antonyms:
   imitative, insincere, counterfeit

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1. bona fide

   Synonyms:
   [L.] really, truly, actually, sincerely, in good faith, without fraud

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1. bona fide

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

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1. Stephen Grebing:

   We really looked for a reason why the restrictions were put in place, it might be a little bit of money, because we know that pro and college sports generate big money. It might have been a safety issue. I’ll give the state the benefit of the doubt on that. But we really couldn’t find a bona fide or legitimate reason why they banned high school sports.

2. Scott Linklater:

   It's been astronomical the level of engagement we've had, we had a sale in March and I think we sold 13 paintings directly through Facebook. So it went from being a great place for sharing our work to being a bona fide sales method.

3. 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.

4. Van Conway:

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

5. Mark Fleming:

   The interview was woefully inadequate for eliciting the information necessary to assess whether she had a bona fide claim to asylum.