Antonyms for actual

Antonyms for (adj) actual

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

Antonyms: possible, potential

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


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