real
adjective
[ riːl ]
• actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact; not imagined or supposed.
• "Julius Caesar was a real person"
Similar:
actual,
existent,
non-fictional,
non-fictitious,
factual,
historical,
material,
physical,
tangible,
concrete,
palpable,
corporeal,
substantial,
unimaginary,
veridical,
• (of a thing) not imitation or artificial; genuine.
• "the earring was presumably real gold"
Similar:
genuine,
authentic,
bona fide,
honest-to-goodness,
your actual,
kosher,
pukka,
sincere,
true,
unfeigned,
unpretended,
heartfelt,
from the heart,
unaffected,
earnest,
wholehearted,
fervent,
honest,
truthful,
• complete; utter (used for emphasis).
• "the tour turned out to be a real disaster"
Similar:
complete,
utter,
thorough,
absolute,
total,
prize,
perfect,
veritable,
right,
proper,
fair,
arrant,
• adjusted for changes in the value of money; assessed by purchasing power.
• "real incomes had fallen by 30 per cent"
• (of a number or quantity) having no imaginary part.
• (of an image) of a kind in which the light that forms it actually passes through it; not virtual.
real
adverb
• really; very.
• "my head hurts real bad"
Similar:
very,
extremely,
exceedingly,
exceptionally,
especially,
tremendously,
immensely,
vastly,
hugely,
extraordinarily,
extra,
excessively,
overly,
over,
abundantly,
inordinately,
singularly,
significantly,
distinctly,
outstandingly,
uncommonly,
unusually,
decidedly,
particularly,
eminently,
supremely,
highly,
remarkably,
really,
truly,
mightily,
thoroughly,
all that,
to a great extent,
most,
so,
too,
unco,
très,
right,
terrifically,
awfully,
terribly,
devilishly,
madly,
majorly,
seriously,
desperately,
mega,
ultra,
oh-so,
too-too,
stinking,
mucho,
damn,
damned,
too … for words,
devilish,
hellish,
frightfully,
ever so,
well,
bloody,
jolly,
dead,
dirty,
fair,
mighty,
powerful,
awful,
plumb,
darned,
way,
bitching,
mad,
lekker,
exceeding,
sore,
Origin:
late Middle English (as a legal term meaning ‘relating to things, especially real property’): from Anglo-Norman French, from late Latin realis, from Latin res ‘thing’.
real
noun
• the basic monetary unit of Brazil since 1994, equal to 100 centavos.
Origin:
Spanish, literally ‘royal’ (adjective used as a noun).
for real
• used to assert that something is genuine or is actually the case.
• "I'm not playing games—this is for real!"
