My father is an honest-to-goodness door-to-door salesman.
Synonyms and examplesrealThat's not his real hair, is it? I thought it was a bad wig!
genuineThe painting is a genuine Picasso.
authenticThe clerk certified that the documents were authentic.
bona fideHer recovery was a bona fide miracle.
Antonyms and examplescounterfeitHe was arrested for attempting to pay with a counterfeit £50 note.
Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms ofhonest-to-goodness.
Learn more
If something is real, then itexists in fact. You can also say that something thatis what it appears to beis real.