- pronunciation:
- ril
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
When something is real, it is true or does exist.
For the first few minutes after I woke up, my dream seemed real.Hannah and I argued about whether ghosts are real.- synonyms:
- actual, true
- antonyms:
- fictional, imaginary
- similar words:
- concrete, physical, realistic, truthful, valid
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| definition 2: |
When something is real, it is not a copy of something else. Plastic flowers are not real flowers. The animals in a zoo are real, but animals in a cartoon are not.
Liam went to a place where you can ski indoors, but the snow is not real.- synonyms:
- genuine
- antonyms:
- false, imitation
- similar words:
- actual, original, pure
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| related words: |
certain, solid |
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reel sound alike but have different meanings.