actual, adj.
freq. cnt. 35
freq. cnt. 35
presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 22
actual existent
sample sentences
"the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different""actual and imagined conditions"
taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8
actual
sample sentences
"we saw the actual wedding on television""filmed the actual beating"
semantic pointers
similar to
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"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
existing in act or fact
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
actual factual
sample sentences
"rocks and trees...the actual world""actual heroism"
"the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
being or existing at the present moment
<adj.all>
actual