PUKKA Synonyms

• not fake or counterfeit

• not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed

• being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something

• of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful

• based on known statements or events or conditions

• in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles

• authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law

• make legal

• show or affirm to be just and legitimate

• make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone)

• marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

• having all the qualities typical of the thing specified

• limited to the thing specified

• appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs

• being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

• no less than what is stated; worthy of the name

• of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation

• having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary

• any rational or irrational number

• the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos

• an old small silver Spanish coin

• used to give emphasis

• not to be taken lightly

• capable of being treated as fact

• being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something

• (of property) fixed or immovable

• coinciding with reality

• worthy of reliance or trust

• worthy of being depended on

• conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief

• financially secure and safe

• in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay

• the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

• the subjective sensation of hearing something

• mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium

• the sudden occurrence of an audible event

• the audible part of a transmitted signal

• (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

• a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

• a large ocean inlet or deep bay

• exercising or showing good judgment

• in excellent physical condition

• logically valid

• having legal efficacy or force

• vigorous or severe

• free from moral defect

• (of sleep) deep and complete

• complete; thorough

• appear in a certain way

• make a certain noise or sound

• give off a certain sound or sounds

• announce by means of a sound

• utter with vibrating vocal chords

• cause to sound

• measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line

• consistent with fact or reality; not false

• expressing or given to expressing the truth

• proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment

• as acknowledged

• accurately placed or thrown

• devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth

• conforming to definitive criteria

• worthy of being depended on

• not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed

• rightly so called

• determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles

• having a legally established claim

• in tune; accurate in pitch

• accurately fitted; level

• make level, square, balanced, or concentric

• undertaken in good faith

• not counterfeit or copied

• absolutely first class and genuine