actuality

1 the fact of being or of being real the actuality of the Abominable Snowman is not taken seriously by scientists Synonyms existence, corporality, corporeality, reality, subsistence, thingnessRelated Words genuineness, realness; activity, animation, life; currency, presence, prevalenceNear Antonyms absence, dearth, lack, want; potentiality, virtualityAntonyms inexistence, nonbeing, nonexistence, nothingness, unreality

2 the quality of being actual the actuality of equal opportunity depends on more than just having laws that supposedly ensure it Synonyms fact, factuality, materiality, realityRelated Words authenticity, genuineness, truth, verityNear Antonyms fancy, fantasy (also phantasy), fiction, fictitiousness; dreaminess, surrealityAntonyms irreality, unreality

3 the state of being actual or complete the actuality of a manned flight to the moon would never have been believed a hundred years ago Synonyms accomplishment, achievement, fruition, actualization, attainment, consummation, fulfillment (or fulfilment), pass, realizationRelated Words success, triumphNear Antonyms defeat, failure, fizzle, nonsuccessAntonyms naught (also nought), nonfulfillment

4 something that actually exists these estimated tax revenues, from casinos that have yet to be built, are being treated as actualities Synonyms fact, case, materiality, realityRelated Words certainty, inevitability; circumstance, event, occurrence, phenomenon; element, item, particular, thingNear Antonyms eventuality, possibility, potentiality, probabilityAntonyms fantasy (also phantasy), fiction, illusion