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real-world

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Synonyms & Antonyms of real-world

as in real-life, authentic

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for real-world

authentic,
bona fide,
real-life

actual,
concrete,
de facto,
effective,
existent,
factual,
genuine,
real,
sure-enough,
true,
very

attested,
authenticated,
confirmed,
demonstrated,
established,
proven,
substantiated,
valid,
validated,
verified

incontestable,
incontrovertible,
indisputable,
indubitable,
inescapable,
irrefutable,
undeniable,
unquestionable

believable,
convincing,
literal,
realistic,
unmistakable,
verifiable

absolute,
certain,
final,
hard,
objective,
palpable,
positive,
substantial,
tangible

authoritative,
certifiable,
certified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for real-world

alleged,
assumed,
reputed,
supposed

conceived,
envisaged,
envisioned,
imagined,
pictured,
visualized

chimerical
(also chimeric),
fabled,
fanciful,
fictional,
fictitious,
illusory,
legendary

fabricated,
fake,
imaginary,
invented,
made-up,
make-believe,
pretend,
romantic

abstract,
symbolic,
unreal

virtual

conjectural,
hypothetical,
ideal,
inexistent,
nonexistent,
platonic,
possible,
potential,
suppositional,
theoretical
(also theoretic)

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