Main entry: existent, real
Definition: being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
Usage: real objects; real people; not ghosts; a film based on real life; a real illness; real humility; Life is real! Life is earnest!- Longfellow
Antonyms: unreal
Definition: lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
Antonyms: subjective
Definition: taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias
Definition: existing in possibility
Antonyms: ahistorical
Definition: unconcerned with or unrelated to history or to historical development or to tradition
Main entry: real
Definition: no less than what is stated; worthy of the name
Usage: 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
Antonyms: unreal
Definition: not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary
Antonyms: false
Definition: not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
Antonyms: improper
Definition: not suitable or right or appropriate
Main entry: real
Definition: of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation
Usage: real prices; real income; real wages
Antonyms: nominal
Definition: of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflation
Main entry: real, material, substantial
Definition: having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
Usage: the substantial world; a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical; most ponderous and substantial things- Shakespeare
Antonyms: insubstantial, unreal, unsubstantial
Definition: lacking material form or substance; unreal
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: real, tangible
Definition: capable of being treated as fact
Usage: tangible evidence; his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor
Antonyms: abstract
Definition: existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
Main entry: real
Definition: (of property) fixed or immovable
Usage: real property consists of land and buildings
Antonyms: impalpable, intangible
Definition: incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch
Antonyms: intangible
Definition: (of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value
Main entry: real
Definition: not to be taken lightly
Usage: statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems; to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real
Antonyms: frivolous
Definition: not serious in content or attitude or behavior
Main entry: real, veridical
Definition: coinciding with reality
Usage: perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception- F.A.Olafson
Antonyms: unrealistic
Definition: not realistic