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Definition/Meaning

(adjective)

that which occurs or exists within reality or to recount from them;

e.g. He had real-life problems he had to deal with and didn't have time to escape into a fantasy of ideals.

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Similar Words

Absolute

Actual

Authentic

Authoritative

Believable

Certain

Certifiable

Certified

Concrete

Confirmed

Convincing

Effective

Established

Existent

Factual

Final

Genuine

Hard

Incontestable

Incontrovertible

Indisputable

Indubitable

Inescapable

Irrefutable

Literal

Objective

Palpable

Positive

Real

Real-world

Realistic

Substantial

Tangible

True

Undeniable

Unmistakable

Unquestionable

Valid

Verifiable

Very

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Opposite Words

Abstract

Alleged

Allegorical

Assumed

Chimerical

Conjectural

Fabled

Fabulous

Fake

Fanciful

Fictional

Fictitious

Hypothetical

Ideal

Illusory

Imaginary

Inexistent

Legendary

Made-up

Make-believe

Mythical

Mythological

Nonexistent

Platonic

Possible

Potential

Pretend

Reputed

Romantic

Supposed

Symbolic

Theoretical

Unreal

Virtual

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Related Words

Actual

Concrete

Effective

Existent

Facto

Factual

Genuine

Real

True

Very

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Quotes

• "Often, in the real world, it's not the smart who get ahead but the bold." -- Robert T Kiyosaki

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