Synonyms of reality

reality

noun

1

as in case

something that actually exists

the ambition to make his dreams a reality

Synonyms & Similar Words

• case
• fact
• phenomenon
• actuality
• materiality
• certainty
• occurrence
• inevitability
• event
• circumstance
• element
• item
• thing
• particular

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fiction
• illusion
• fantasy
• possibility
• probability
• phantasy
• potentiality
• eventuality

2

as in existence

the fact of being or of being real

no one denies the reality of electricity, though few people understand it fully

Synonyms & Similar Words

• existence
• actuality
• subsistence
• corporeality
• prevalence
• corporality
• thingness
• presence
• activity
• life
• realness
• animation
• genuineness
• currency

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unreality
• nothingness
• nonexistence
• absence
• lack
• nonbeing
• want
• dearth
• inexistence
• potentiality
• virtuality

3

as in fact

the quality of being actual

the reality of the situation finally dawned on her and she sat down in stunned silence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fact
• truth
• authenticity
• actuality
• materiality
• factuality
• verity
• genuineness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unreality
• fiction
• fantasy
• phantasy
• irreality
• fancy
• dreaminess
• fictitiousness
• surreality

4

as in object

one that has a real and independent existence

you'll need to cope with a whole new set of realities once you've become a parent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• object
• entity
• substance
• thing
• something
• being
• individual
• commodity
• matter
• individuality
• body
• existent
• subject
• material
• integer
• quantity
• stuff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonentity

Phrases Containing reality

• in reality