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ac·tu·al·i·ty
 actuality
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- pronunciation:
- aek
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ae
lih
ti
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| inflections: |
actualities |
| definition 1: |
the state or fact of truly or currently existing; reality.
When her dream became actuality, it did not bring her the satisfaction she had expected.- synonyms:
- being, existence, reality, truth, verity
- antonyms:
- potentiality, unreality
- similar words:
- case, embodiment, fact, incarnation, materialization, substance, tangibility
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| definition 2: |
(often pl.) actual facts or circumstances.
Faced with the actualities of war, his dreams of heroism rapidly gave way to a simple determination to survive.- synonyms:
- certainties, circumstances, facts, realities, truth, verities
- antonyms:
- conjecture, possibility
- similar words:
- certitude, gospel, principles
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| related words: |
certainty, truth |
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