Bona fide and Queer

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Bona fide adjective - Being exactly as appears or as claimed.

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Queer is an antonym for bona fide.

Queer adjective - Being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud.

Usage example: queer money that was the work of a master forger

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Bona fide is an antonym for queer.

Nearby Words: queered, queering

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Queer and Bona fide. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bona_fide/queer

Bona fide & Queer. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bona_fide/queer>.

Queer or Bona fide. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bona_fide/queer.

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