real, adj.
freq. cnt. 76
freq. cnt. 76
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 54 freq. cnt.: 54
existent real
sample sentences
"real objects""real people
not ghosts"
"a film based on real life"
"a real illness"
"real humility"
"Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow
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attribute
similar to
no less than what is stated; worthy of the name
<adj.all> (a) freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 14
real
sample sentences
"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"
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antonym
not to be taken lightly
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
real
sample sentences
"statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems""to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real"
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capable of being treated as fact
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
real tangible
sample sentences
"tangible evidence""his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor"
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being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
actual genuine literal real
sample sentences
"her actual motive""a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton
"a genuine dilemma"
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having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
<adj.all>
material real substantial
sample sentences
"the substantial world""a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"
"The wind was violent and felt substantial enough to lean against"
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antonym
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of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation
<adj.all>
real
sample sentences
"real prices""real income"
"real wages"
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antonym
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)
coinciding with reality
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
real veridical
sample sentences
"perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafson
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(of property) fixed or immovable
<adj.all>
real
sample sentences
"real property consists of land and buildings"
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