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
Similar words: effective
Definition: existing in fact; not theoretical; real
Usage: a decline in the effective demand; confused increased equipment and expenditure with the quantity of effective work done
Synonyms: actual
Definition: being or existing at the present moment
Usage: the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West
Similar words: current
Definition: occurring in or belonging to the present time
Usage: current events; the current topic; current negotiations; current psychoanalytic theories; the ship's current position
Synonyms: actual
Definition: taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated
Usage: we saw the actual wedding on television; filmed the actual beating
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
Definition: existing in act or fact
Usage: rocks and trees...the actual world; actual heroism; the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced
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
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: true
Definition: consistent with fact or reality; not false
Usage: the story is true; it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true- B. Russell; the true meaning of the statement