ACTUAL Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

actual

adjective

ˈak-ch(ə-w)əl

as in real

existing in fact and not merely as a possibility the actual outcome of the election was quite different from what everybody had expected

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Recent Examples of actual The reality of actual recordings of terror victims in India is placed alongside dramatic realizations wherein Hamza recalls coming across the perpetrators mid Muslim call to prayer, framing the enemy as Islam at large. —

Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026 But which man is the actual nominee, and who is the running mate, is still unclear. —

Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026 Matvei Rumiantsev, 22, was sentenced at London’s Snaresbrook Crown Court on Friday, after he was found guilty in January of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, British news agency PA Media reported. —

Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026 Will this battle now end up in an actual court? —

Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for actual

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Chamblee Police launch a new real-time crime center, using advanced technology to track and prevent crime across the city.

— Leondra Head, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
In contrast, ultrafast electron microscopy provides a powerful tool for studying how materials behave under dynamic conditions, enabling scientists to directly link nanoscale structure with real-time physical processes.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026