the real thing

noun

: something that is genuine and not a copy or imitation : something that is truly valuable or important

The diamond turned out to be the real thing.

You've done very well in your training. Let's just hope you're ready for the real thing.

Examples of the real thing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What was then widely regarded as a poor imitation of the real thing has since moved into the mainstream. — Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

For shoppers hunting the real thing, your old stuff is the real thing. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Still, no one seems to know what to do when confronted by the real thing. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

Synthetic suede was used on the pink toe tip in 2011, but the shoe now features the real thing in order to avoid wrinkling and folding. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the real thing

• anything
• colouring
• everything
• nuzzling
• snorkeling
• splattering
• superstring
• underwing
• worshiping
• bing
• bring
• ching