Synonyms of real

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adjective

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1

as in genuine

being exactly as appears or as claimed

this shirt is real silk, not polyester

Synonyms & Similar Words

• genuine
• true
• authentic
• honest
• actual
• original
• historical
• unmistakable
• for real
• certified
• pure
• certifiable
• bona fide
• right
• very
• legitimate
• identifiable
• echt
• sure-enough
• dinkum
• legal
• pukka
• verifiable
• recognizable
• undeniable
• proven
• accurate
• lawful
• pucka
• indisputable
• undoubted
• unquestionable
• validated
• irrefutable
• verified
• substantiated
• veritable
• incontrovertible
• indubitable
• proper
• incontestable
• correct
• unadulterated
• unalloyed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fake
• unreal
• false
• phony
• bogus
• pseudo
• artificial
• spurious
• counterfeit
• phoney
• mock
• sham
• synthetic
• simulated
• imitation
• supposititious
• factitious
• unnatural
• suppositious
• unauthentic
• manufactured
• misleading
• deceptive
• fabricated
• man-made
• delusive
• concocted
• delusory

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• fake
• unreal
• false
• phony
• bogus
• pseudo
• artificial
• spurious
• counterfeit
• phoney
• mock
• sham
• synthetic
• simulated
• imitation
• supposititious
• factitious
• unnatural
• suppositious
• unauthentic
• manufactured
• misleading
• deceptive
• fabricated
• man-made
• delusive
• concocted
• delusory

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2

as in actual

existing in fact and not merely as a possibility

asked her parents if the Tooth Fairy was real

Synonyms & Similar Words

• actual
• true
• factual
• genuine
• very
• concrete
• literal
• effective
• final
• existent
• de facto
• proven
• tangible
• absolute
• realistic
• substantial
• sure-enough
• valid
• substantiated
• undeniable
• authentic
• convincing
• validated
• believable
• objective
• unmistakable
• indisputable
• unquestionable
• demonstrated
• positive
• certain
• verifiable
• irrefutable
• verified
• inescapable
• authenticated
• real-life
• incontrovertible
• established
• confirmed
• indubitable
• real-world
• incontestable
• attested
• palpable
• bona fide
• authoritative
• certified
• hard
• certifiable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• potential
• possible
• theoretical
• hypothetical
• ideal
• nonexistent
• theoretic
• alleged
• conjectural
• supposed
• platonic
• suppositional
• fictional
• imaginary
• fictitious
• assumed
• illusory
• imagined
• fake
• legendary
• reputed
• envisioned
• fabled
• inexistent
• fanciful
• unreal
• romantic
• visualized
• conceived
• symbolic
• chimerical
• virtual
• pictured
• envisaged
• pretend
• invented
• chimeric
• abstract
• made-up
• fabricated
• make-believe

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• potential
• possible
• theoretical
• hypothetical
• ideal
• nonexistent
• theoretic
• alleged
• conjectural
• supposed
• platonic
• suppositional
• fictional
• imaginary
• fictitious
• assumed
• illusory
• imagined
• fake
• legendary
• reputed
• envisioned
• fabled
• inexistent
• fanciful
• unreal
• romantic
• visualized
• conceived
• symbolic
• chimerical
• virtual
• pictured
• envisaged
• pretend
• invented
• chimeric
• abstract
• made-up
• fabricated
• make-believe

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3

as in true

free from any intent to deceive or impress others

real folk who don't put on airs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• genuine
• true
• honest
• simple
• unaffected
• innocent
• natural
• naive
• sincere
• spontaneous
• straightforward
• inexperienced
• guileless
• unpretentious
• artless
• ingenuous
• unpretending
• naïve
• candid
• direct
• unsophisticated
• childlike
• on the level
• frank
• unworldly
• open
• plain
• impressionable
• trusting
• malleable
• trustful
• persuadable
• unforced
• simpleminded
• free
• straight
• unstudied
• gee-whiz
• wide-eyed
• persuasible
• gullible
• dewy-eyed
• plainspoken
• openhearted
• susceptible
• exploitable
• unguarded
• unwary
• single-minded
• free-spoken
• gullable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fake
• artificial
• false
• critical
• phony
• assuming
• phoney
• artful
• affected
• suspicious
• skeptical
• pretentious
• dishonest
• cynical
• worldly
• wary
• sophisticated
• insincere
• cosmopolitan
• subtle
• civilized
• polished
• mistrustful
• deceptive
• cultured
• refined
• guileful
• sharp
• dissembling
• dissimulating
• cultivated
• manipulative
• tricky
• smooth
• hypocritical
• crooked
• slick
• slippery
• cunning
• devious
• deceitful
• crafty
• shrewd
• wily
• sly
• designing
• calculating
• shifty
• scheming
• foxy
• flattering
• feigned
• underhanded
• worldly-wise
• unctuous
• arch
• sycophantic
• strained
• canny
• forced
• two-faced
• double-dealing
• knavish
• mealymouthed

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• fake
• artificial
• false
• critical
• phony
• assuming
• phoney
• artful
• affected
• suspicious
• skeptical
• pretentious
• dishonest
• cynical
• worldly
• wary
• sophisticated
• insincere
• cosmopolitan
• subtle
• civilized
• polished
• mistrustful
• deceptive
• cultured
• refined
• guileful
• sharp
• dissembling
• dissimulating
• cultivated
• manipulative
• tricky
• smooth
• hypocritical
• crooked
• slick
• slippery
• cunning
• devious
• deceitful
• crafty
• shrewd
• wily
• sly
• designing
• calculating
• shifty
• scheming
• foxy
• flattering
• feigned
• underhanded
• worldly-wise
• unctuous
• arch
• sycophantic
• strained
• canny
• forced
• two-faced
• double-dealing
• knavish
• mealymouthed

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real

2 of 2

adverb

as in damn

to a great degree

this fish tastes real good

Synonyms & Similar Words

• damn
• very
• damned
• that
• extremely
• incredibly
• really
• terribly
• full
• too
• so
• super
• highly
• badly
• much
• seriously
• such
• jolly
• far
• most
• desperately
• especially
• way
• mighty
• good and
• awful
• extra
• intensely
• particularly
• severely
• specially
• exceeding
• dang
• greatly
• wicked
• absolutely
• passing
• exceptionally
• deadly
• wildly
• stinking
• cracking
• filthy
• roaring
• awfully
• monstrous
• almighty
• heavily
• a lot
• fantastically
• bone
• totally
• supremely
• vitally
• exceedingly
• sore
• rattling
• ever
• fabulously
• immensely
• whacking
• thumping
• fiercely
• eminently
• hugely
• beastly
• uncommonly
• frightfully
• remarkably
• achingly
• right
• spanking
• completely
• surpassingly
• utterly
• corking
• entirely
• enormously
• sorely
• deeply
• thoroughly
• vastly
• purely
• unco
• positively
• roaringly
• majorly
• blisteringly
• wholly
• mortally
• obviously
• fully
• significantly
• archly
• downright
• colossally
• visibly
• mightily
• noticeably
• considerably
• as all get-out
• profoundly
• substantially
• notably
• radically
• discernibly
• palpably
• flat-out
• extensively
• plainly
• markedly
• appreciably
• amazingly
• altogether
• monumentally
• astonishingly
• overmuch
• abundantly
• obscenely
• plentifully
• excessively
• astronomically
• staggeringly
• monstrously
• grandly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• little
• somewhat
• slightly
• nominally
• just
• hardly
• negligibly
• barely
• scarcely
• marginally
• minimally
• meagerly
• scantily

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• little
• somewhat
• slightly
• nominally
• just
• hardly
• negligibly
• barely
• scarcely
• marginally
• minimally
• meagerly
• scantily

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Phrases Containing real

• real estate
• for real

• real estate
• for real