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pukka

adjective

variants: also pucka

Synonyms and Antonyms of pukka

being exactly as appears or as claimed

wondering whether the old-looking ivory box was pukka—or just something recently manufactured in China

Synonyms of pukka

authentic, bona fide, certifiable, certified, dinkum [Australian & New Zealand], echt, genuine, honest, real, right, sure-enough, true

Words Related to pukka

actual, historical, original

lawful, legal, legitimate

identifiable, recognizable, verifiable

proven, substantiated, validated, verified

incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, irrefutable, undeniable, undoubted, unmistakable, unquestionable

veritable, very

accurate, correct, proper

pure, unadulterated, unalloyed

Phrases Synonymous with pukka

Near Antonyms of pukka

artificial, factitious, imitation, man-made, simulated, synthetic, unnatural

concocted, fabricated, manufactured

deceptive, delusive, delusory, misleading

Antonyms of pukka

bogus, counterfeit, fake, false, mock, phony (also phoney), pseudo, sham, spurious, suppositious, supposititious, unauthentic, unreal

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