Real

adjective
/riːl/

Meaning

actually existing; genuine; not imaginary or fake
actually existing or happening; true and not imagined

Example Sentences

This is a real diamond, not a fake one.

This is the real deal, no gimmicks.

Synonyms

genuine, authentic, actual, true, legitimate
Entry 1
genuine, authentic, actual, true, legitimate
Entry 2
genuine, authentic, true, actual

Antonyms

fake, artificial, imaginary, false, counterfeit
Entry 1
fake, artificial, imaginary, false, counterfeit
Entry 2
fake, imaginary

Collocations

real life, real estate, real world, real problem, real situation, real thing
Entry 1
real life, real estate, real world, real problem, real situation
Entry 2
real thing, real world, real life

More Example Sentences

Your book, Work, really changed my perspective on politics.

Your book, Life, really changed my perspective on relationships.

No matter what happens, does anybody really care to help the poor?

Has SAARC brought real peace for the seven countries of this region?

Your book, Self Development, really changed my perspective on democracy.

How much was the real democracy developed in the country during the previous years?

Now we realize by which method English is to be taught to American speaking people.

Now we realize by whose method English is to be taught to American speaking people.

No matter what they say, does anybody really try to do anything good for the people?

Well, I started off well. But then they asked me a tricky question, and I got really nervous.

Related Vocabularies

Based on illusion; not real although seeming to be.
Delicately small, pretty, and often considered elegant.
Having firmly decided to do something and not letting anything stop you.
in a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined
well-chosen, appropriate, or pleasing; marked by good fortune or happiness
Relating to economics or the economy; concerning the organization of the money, industry, and trade...

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