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

As more people build friendships and spend significant portions of their lives in virtual spaces, Cru's missionaries are adapting familiar evangelistic practices to reach them. — Fiona Murphy, NPR, 2 July 2026

Andrew Webster is an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 1 July 2026

Families enrolled in virtual schools will now have more accountability measures, after a report last year found gaps in oversight that led to families using public funds for costs such as Disney+ subscriptions and trampoline parks. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026

Its mandate later expanded to terrorist financing after 9/11, and its recommendations have since become the global template for anti-money laundering rules, payment transparency and virtual asset regulation. — Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026