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Real

/ɹiːl/ · adjective

Meaning

True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent..

Definitions by Sense

  1. True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.
  2. Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake.
  3. Genuine, unfeigned, sincere.
  4. Actually being, existing, or occurring; not fictitious or imaginary.
  5. That has objective, physical existence.
  6. (economics) Having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation; measured in purchasing power (contrast nominal).
  7. (economics) Relating to the result of the actions of rational agents; relating to neoclassical economic models as opposed to Keynesian models.
  8. (mathematics, of a number) Being either a rational number, or the limit of a convergent infinite sequence of rational numbers: being one of a set of numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line.

Example Sentences

City hall has its place, but this pub is the real heart of the town.
[T]he real reason he didn't come was because he was scared of flying[.]
Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.
This is real leather.
An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine.
These are real tears!
Whose perfection farr excell’d Hers in all real dignitie
The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about […], or offering services that let you[…]"share the things you love with the world" and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention.

Synonyms for real

trueactualauthenticgenuineheartfeltbasedreisubstantialtangibleseriousveridicalconcreterattlingexistentrealisticmaterialreallyfactualveryhistoricalliteralreal number

Antonyms for real

imaginarynonrealunrealartificialcounterfeitfakeshamfeignedstagedfictitiousmade-uppretendnominalinsubstantialunsubstantial

Related Words

veryveridicaltruereallyfactualactualrealisticexistentproperconcretesubstantialliteralgenuinematerialtangiblehistoricalrattlingseriousreal numberauthentic

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does real mean?

Real means True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent..

What is a synonym for real?

Common synonyms include true, actual, authentic, genuine.

What is the opposite of real?

Possible antonyms include imaginary, nonreal, unreal, artificial.

How do you use real in a sentence?

City hall has its place, but this pub is the real heart of the town.

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