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- pronunciation:
- ril
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb
- phrases:
- for real
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
not fictional or imagined; having actual existence; true.
- synonyms:
- actual, tangible, true
- antonyms:
- airy, apparent, chimerical, fictional, illusory, imaginary, nominal, nonexistent, notional, unreal
- similar words:
- authentic, concrete, corporeal, existent, factual, honest-to-goodness, material, objective, physical, realistic, regular, substantial, substantive, truthful, undistorted, unembellished, unfeigned, unvarnished, valid, veritable
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| definition 2: |
authentic rather than copied.
a real flower- synonyms:
- authentic, bona fide, genuine
- antonyms:
- artificial, bogus, false, imitation, man-made, phony
- similar words:
- actual, honest-to-goodness, original, pure, rightful, true, unadulterated, unembellished, veritable
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| definition 3: |
most important or basic.
The real issue is justice.- synonyms:
- essential, true
- antonyms:
- peripheral
- similar words:
- basic, chief, consequential, fundamental, important, main, material, primary, principal, significant
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| definition 4: |
sincere; genuine.
a real friend- synonyms:
- genuine, sincere, unfeigned
- antonyms:
- false
- similar words:
- artless, authentic, bona fide, earnest, guileless, heartfelt, honest, honest-to-goodness, important, ingenuous, natural, true, unadulterated, unaffected
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| definition 5: |
worthy of serious consideration.
a real difficulty- synonyms:
- important
- similar words:
- consequential, serious, significant, true
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| related words: |
certain, damn, positive, sensible, solid |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| definition: |
(informal) very.
I'm real glad you won.- synonyms:
- very
- similar words:
- exceedingly, extremely, quite, really, truly
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| phrase: |
for real |
Are you looking for the word reel? Real and reel sound alike but have different meanings.
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