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ADJECTIVE | 1 | real, existent | Being or occurring in fact or actuality |
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2 | real | No less than what is stated | |
3 | real, actual, genuine, literal | Being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something | |
4 | real, true | Not synthetic or spurious | |
5 | real | Not to be taken lightly | |
6 | real, tangible | Possible to be treated as fact | |
7 | real | Value measured in terms of purchasing power | |
8 | real, substantial, material | Having substance or capable of being treated as fact | |
9 | real | (of property) fixed or immovable | |
10 | real, veridical | Coinciding with reality | |
11 | real | Founded on practical matters | |
ADVERB | 1 | real, very, really, rattling | Used as intensifiers |
NOUN | 1 | real, real number | Any rational or irrational number |
2 | real | An old small silver Spanish coin |
Sounds | riy'l |
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Rhymes | abele, anneal, appeal, and 60 more rhymes in iyl at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Being or occurring in fact or actuality. Having verified existence. Not illusory. |
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Examples | "real objects"; "real people; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow |
Synonyms | existent |
Attribute of | reality, realness, realism |
Similar | actual; actual, factual; historical |
See also | concrete; genuine, echt; realistic; sincere |
Contrary | unreal |
Adverbs | really |
Meaning | No less than what is stated. Worthy of the name. |
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Examples | "the real reason"; "real war"; "a real friend"; "a real woman"; "meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal"; "it's time he had a real job"; "it's no penny-ante job--he's making real money" |
Similar | proper; true |
Contrary | unreal |
Meaning | Being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something. |
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Synonyms | actual, genuine, literal |
Similar to | true |
Adverbs | really |
Meaning | Not synthetic or spurious. Of real or natural origin. |
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Examples | "real mink" |
Synonyms | true |
Similar to | genuine, echt |
Meaning | Not to be taken lightly. |
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Examples | "statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems"; "to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real" |
Similar to | serious |
Meaning | Possible to be treated as fact. |
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Examples | "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor" |
Synonyms | tangible |
Similar to | concrete |
Meaning | Value measured in terms of purchasing power. |
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Examples | "real prices"; "real income"; "real wages" |
Category | economics, economic science, political economy |
Contrary | nominal |
Meaning | Having substance or capable of being treated as fact. Not imaginary. |
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Synonyms | substantial, material |
Attribute of | substantiality, substantialness |
See also | material |
Contrary | insubstantial, unsubstantial, unreal |
Meaning | (of property) fixed or immovable. |
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Examples | "real property consists of land and buildings; real estate" |
Similar to | tangible |
Meaning | Coinciding with reality. |
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Synonyms | veridical |
Similar to | realistic |
Meaning | Founded on practical matters. |
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Examples | "a recent graduate experiencing the real world for the first time" |
Similar to | realistic |
Meaning | Any rational or irrational number. |
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Synonyms | real number |
Narrower | scalar product, inner product, dot product; rational number; irrational number |
Broader | complex number, complex quantity, imaginary number |
Meaning | An old small silver Spanish coin. |
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Broader | coin |
Meaning | Used as intensifiers. `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'. `rattling' is informal. |
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Examples | "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it" |
Synonyms | very, really, rattling |