Adjective actual has 6 senses
- actual, existent - presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions"
Antonyms: potential, possible, latent
- actual - taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated; "we saw the actual wedding on television"; "filmed the actual beating"
Antonym: unreal (indirect, via real)
- actual, genuine, literal, real - being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma"
Antonym: false (indirect, via true)
- actual, factual - of the nature of fact; having actual existence; "rocks and trees...the actual world"; "actual heroism"; "the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced"
Antonym: unreal (indirect, via real)
- de facto, actual, factual - existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not; "de facto segregation is as real as segration imposed by law"; "a de facto state of war"
- actual - being or existing at the present moment; "the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West"
Antonym: noncurrent (indirect, via current)
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