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• “`real’ is sometimes used informally for `really’“
• “`rattling’ is informal“
• “she was very gifted“
• “he played very well“
• “a really enjoyable evening“
• “I’m real sorry about it“
• “a rattling good yarn“

Synonyms

• very used as intensifiers; precisely so; precisely as stated; being the exact same one
• really in accordance with truth or fact or reality; in actual fact; in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers); used as intensifiers
• rattling used as intensifiers; a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); extraordinarily good or great; quick and energetic

Synonyms

• real number any rational or irrational number

• “equal to 100 centavos“

• “having verified existence“
• “not illusory“
• “real objects“
• “real people“
• “not ghosts“
• “a film based on real life“
• “a real illness“
• “real humility“
• “Life is real! Life is earnest!- Longfellow“

Synonyms

• existent having existence or being or actuality; being or occurring in fact or actuality; presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

• “worthy of the name“
• “the real reason“
• “real war“
• “a real friend“
• “a real woman“
• “meat and potatoes–I call that a real meal“
• “it’s time he had a real job“
• “it’s no penny-ante job–he’s making real money“

Synonyms

• real(a)

• “statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems“
• “to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real“

• “tangible evidence“
• “his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor“

Synonyms

• tangible perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch; capable of being treated as fact; (of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value; capable of being perceived

• “her actual motive“
• “a literal solitude like a desert- G.K.Chesterton“
• “a genuine dilemma“

Synonyms

• actual presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; taking place in reality; being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; existing in act or fact; being or existing at the present moment
• genuine not fake or counterfeit; not pretended; being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
• literal a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind ; being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; without interpretation or embellishment; limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text; avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)

• “real prices“
• “real income“
• “real wages“

• “not imaginary“
• “the substantial world“
• “a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical“
• “The wind was violent and felt substantial enough to lean against“

Synonyms

• substantial of considerable importance, size, or worth; of or relating to the real nature or essential elements of something; having substance or capable of being treated as fact; providing abundant nourishment; of good quality and condition; having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
• material concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests; derived from or composed of matter; directly relevant to a matter especially a law case; concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being; having material or physical form or substance; having substance or capable of being treated as fact; the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form; artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; things needed for doing or making something; a person judged suitable for admission or employment

• “real property consists of land and buildings“

• “perceptual error…has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception- F.A.Olafson“

Synonyms

• veridical coinciding with reality