actual vs genuine

actual and genuine both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
actual	No	Yes	No	No
genuine	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, actual and genuine are synonyms defined as:

actual and genuine: being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something

Other synonyms of actual include literal, real.

actual (adjective)	genuine (adjective)
presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible	not fake or counterfeit
being or existing at the present moment	not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated	being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
existing in act or fact