adjadj.allpresently existing in fact and not merely potential or possibleAttributes:actuality
Synset:existent
Examples:- the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different
- actual and imagined conditions
Antonyms:potential
Derivationally Related Form:existenceactualityexistactualize
Inherited Hypernyms:actual
Similar to:effective
adj satadj.alltaking place in reality; not pretended or imitatedExamples:- we saw the actual wedding on television
- filmed the actual beating
Antonyms:unreal
Derivationally Related Form:actualityactualize
Inherited Hypernyms:actual
Similar to:existent real
adj satadj.allbeing or reflecting the essential or genuine character of somethingSynset:genuine literal real
Examples:- her actual motive
- a literal solitude like a desert - G.K.Chesterton
- a genuine dilemma
Antonyms:false
Derivationally Related Form:realitygenuinenessrealnessliteralness
Inherited Hypernyms:actual
Similar to:true
adj satadj.allexisting in act or factSynset:factual
Examples:- rocks and trees...the actual world
- actual heroism
- the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced
Antonyms:unreal
Derivationally Related Form:factualityactualityfactualnessactualize
Inherited Hypernyms:actual
Similar to:existent real
adj satadj.allbeing or existing at the present momentExamples:- the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West
Antonyms:noncurrent
Derivationally Related Form:actuality
Inherited Hypernyms:actual
Similar to:current