Synonyms of virtual

virtual

adjective

as in seeming

very close to being something without actually being it

Even after twenty years living on the same street the reclusive man was still a virtual stranger to his neighbors.

Related Words

• seeming
• like
• supposed
• parallel
• such
• ostensible
• corresponding
• so-called
• similar
• apparent
• presumed
• close
• analogous
• comparable
• matching
• equivalent
• akin
• evident
• assumed
• identical
• correspondent
• resembling
• cognate
• connate
• interchangeable
• titular
• indistinguishable
• equal
• nominal
• fungible
• approaching
• resemblant
• suchlike
• substitutable
• paper
• ditto
• formal
• approximating
• selfsame

Dissimilar Words

• real
• true
• actual

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of virtual

The glasses feature a 160-inch virtual display with 120Hz Full HD visuals and an industry-leading peak brightness of 6,000 nits (1,500 nits perceived to the eye) – almost twice as high as that of many comparable AR glasses. —Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2026

Another 400 are in virtual learning. —ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026

For fish tables, players aim to shoot different fish types swimming across the screen using a virtual cannon or gun. —Scott Butler, Florida Times-Union, 6 Mar. 2026

The McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge will be closed for 25 days starting on March 14, PennDOT said during a virtual meeting with neighbors on Thursday. —Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026