| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | real, existent | Being or occurring in fact or actuality |
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| 2 | real | No less than what is stated | |
| 3 | real, actual, genuine, literal | Being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something | |
| 4 | real, true | Not synthetic or spurious | |
| 5 | real | Not to be taken lightly | |
| 6 | real, tangible | Possible to be treated as fact | |
| 7 | real | Value measured in terms of purchasing power | |
| 8 | real, substantial, material | Having substance or capable of being treated as fact | |
| 9 | real | (of property) fixed or immovable | |
| 10 | real, veridical | Coinciding with reality | |
| 11 | real | Founded on practical matters | |
| ADVERB | 1 | real, very, really, rattling | Used as intensifiers |
| NOUN | 1 | real, real number | Any rational or irrational number |
| 2 | real | An old small silver Spanish coin |
| Sounds | riy'l |
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| Rhymes | abele, anneal, appeal, and 60 more rhymes in iyl at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Being or occurring in fact or actuality. Having verified existence. Not illusory. |
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| Examples | "real objects"; "real people; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow |
| Synonyms | existent |
| Attribute of | reality, realness, realism |
| Similar | actual; actual, factual; historical |
| See also | concrete; genuine, echt; realistic; sincere |
| Contrary | unreal |
| Adverbs | really |
| Meaning | No less than what is stated. Worthy of the name. |
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| Examples | "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" |
| Similar | proper; true |
| Contrary | unreal |
| Meaning | Being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something. |
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| Synonyms | actual, genuine, literal |
| Similar to | true |
| Adverbs | really |
| Meaning | Not synthetic or spurious. Of real or natural origin. |
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| Examples | "real mink" |
| Synonyms | true |
| Similar to | genuine, echt |
| Meaning | Not to be taken lightly. |
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| Examples | "statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems"; "to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real" |
| Similar to | serious |
| Meaning | Possible to be treated as fact. |
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| Examples | "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor" |
| Synonyms | tangible |
| Similar to | concrete |
| Meaning | Value measured in terms of purchasing power. |
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| Examples | "real prices"; "real income"; "real wages" |
| Category | economics, economic science, political economy |
| Contrary | nominal |
| Meaning | Having substance or capable of being treated as fact. Not imaginary. |
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| Synonyms | substantial, material |
| Attribute of | substantiality, substantialness |
| See also | material |
| Contrary | insubstantial, unsubstantial, unreal |
| Meaning | (of property) fixed or immovable. |
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| Examples | "real property consists of land and buildings; real estate" |
| Similar to | tangible |
| Meaning | Coinciding with reality. |
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| Synonyms | veridical |
| Similar to | realistic |
| Meaning | Founded on practical matters. |
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| Examples | "a recent graduate experiencing the real world for the first time" |
| Similar to | realistic |
| Meaning | Any rational or irrational number. |
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| Synonyms | real number |
| Narrower | scalar product, inner product, dot product; rational number; irrational number |
| Broader | complex number, complex quantity, imaginary number |
| Meaning | An old small silver Spanish coin. |
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| Broader | coin |
| Meaning | Used as intensifiers. `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'. `rattling' is informal. |
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| Examples | "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it" |
| Synonyms | very, really, rattling |