Main entry: actual, existent
Definition: presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
Usage: the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different; actual and imagined conditions
Definition: existing in possibility
Antonyms: uneffective, ineffective, ineffectual
Definition: not producing an intended effect
Main entry: genuine, literal, actual, real
Definition: being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
Usage: her actual motive; a literal solitude like a desert- G.K.Chesterton; a genuine dilemma
Antonyms: false
Definition: not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
Main entry: actual
Definition: being or existing at the present moment
Usage: the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West
Antonyms: noncurrent
Definition: not current or belonging to the present time
Main entry: actual
Definition: taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated
Usage: we saw the actual wedding on television; filmed the actual beating
Antonyms: unreal
Definition: lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
Antonyms: unreal
Definition: not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary
Antonyms: nominal
Definition: of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflation
Antonyms: nonexistent
Definition: not having existence or being or actuality
Main entry: actual, factual
Definition: existing in act or fact
Usage: rocks and trees...the actual world; actual heroism; the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced
Antonyms: unreal
Definition: lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
Antonyms: unreal
Definition: not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary
Antonyms: nominal
Definition: of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflation
Antonyms: nonexistent
Definition: not having existence or being or actuality