Synonyms of real

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adjective

ˈrē(-ə)l 

1

as in genuine

being exactly as appears or as claimed

this shirt is real silk, not polyester

Synonyms & Similar Words

• genuine
• true
• authentic
• honest
• actual
• original
• unmistakable
• historical
• for real
• certified
• bona fide
• sure-enough
• certifiable
• pure
• right
• identifiable
• legitimate
• very
• legal
• dinkum
• pukka
• echt
• pucka
• verifiable
• lawful
• recognizable
• accurate
• undeniable
• proven
• indisputable
• undoubted
• unquestionable
• validated
• irrefutable
• veritable
• incontrovertible
• substantiated
• indubitable
• proper
• correct
• incontestable
• verified
• unadulterated
• unalloyed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fake
• false
• unreal
• phony
• bogus
• pseudo
• spurious
• mock
• counterfeit
• phoney
• artificial
• sham
• synthetic
• imitation
• simulated
• supposititious
• unauthentic
• unnatural
• factitious
• suppositious
• manufactured
• misleading
• fabricated
• deceptive
• concocted
• man-made
• delusive
• delusory

2

as in actual

existing in fact and not merely as a possibility

asked her parents if the Tooth Fairy was real

Synonyms & Similar Words

• actual
• factual
• true
• genuine
• very
• concrete
• effective
• literal
• final
• existent
• sure-enough
• valid
• absolute
• proven
• substantial
• realistic
• tangible
• demonstrated
• de facto
• convincing
• undeniable
• validated
• real-life
• authentic
• unmistakable
• substantiated
• real-world
• positive
• certain
• objective
• confirmed
• indisputable
• unquestionable
• believable
• inescapable
• irrefutable
• verifiable
• established
• incontrovertible
• incontestable
• bona fide
• authenticated
• indubitable
• authoritative
• palpable
• verified
• attested
• certified
• hard
• certifiable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• potential
• possible
• theoretical
• hypothetical
• ideal
• nonexistent
• theoretic
• alleged
• conjectural
• platonic
• supposed
• assumed
• fictional
• fictitious
• imaginary
• illusory
• imagined
• reputed
• envisioned
• legendary
• suppositional
• conceived
• inexistent
• fabled
• fanciful
• visualized
• fake
• romantic
• pictured
• chimerical
• envisaged
• make-believe
• symbolic
• invented
• unreal
• chimeric
• virtual
• pretend
• abstract
• fabricated
• made-up

3

as in true

free from any intent to deceive or impress others

real folk who don't put on airs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• genuine
• true
• unaffected
• honest
• simple
• innocent
• naive
• sincere
• natural
• spontaneous
• inexperienced
• naïve
• straightforward
• guileless
• unpretentious
• ingenuous
• artless
• on the level
• unpretending
• candid
• unsophisticated
• direct
• childlike
• impressionable
• open
• unworldly
• malleable
• plain
• frank
• wide-eyed
• trustful
• trusting
• unforced
• simpleminded
• gee-whiz
• unstudied
• free
• straight
• persuadable
• persuasible
• gullible
• openhearted
• plainspoken
• susceptible
• dewy-eyed
• exploitable
• unguarded
• unwary
• single-minded
• free-spoken
• gullable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• artificial
• false
• fake
• critical
• assuming
• phony
• affected
• phoney
• artful
• suspicious
• dishonest
• pretentious
• skeptical
• cynical
• wary
• insincere
• sophisticated
• worldly
• cosmopolitan
• civilized
• polished
• mistrustful
• subtle
• cultured
• deceptive
• refined
• guileful
• cultivated
• sharp
• manipulative
• dissembling
• hypocritical
• dissimulating
• smooth
• crooked
• tricky
• devious
• cunning
• deceitful
• slippery
• slick
• shrewd
• crafty
• designing
• wily
• sly
• worldly-wise
• calculating
• scheming
• shifty
• foxy
• flattering
• underhanded
• arch
• feigned
• unctuous
• strained
• forced
• double-dealing
• canny
• two-faced
• knavish
• sycophantic
• mealymouthed

real

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adverb

as in very

to a great degree

this fish tastes real good

Synonyms & Similar Words

• very
• damn
• extremely
• damned
• incredibly
• terribly
• really
• too
• highly
• so
• badly
• that
• full
• seriously
• far
• much
• super
• such
• most
• desperately
• jolly
• especially
• severely
• mighty
• intensely
• good and
• extra
• greatly
• particularly
• way
• wildly
• exceeding
• specially
• awful
• heavily
• exceptionally
• absolutely
• wicked
• passing
• awfully
• deadly
• cracking
• fantastically
• roaring
• bone
• dang
• totally
• fiercely
• monstrous
• immensely
• exceedingly
• vitally
• fabulously
• sore
• supremely
• eminently
• a lot
• rattling
• ever
• almighty
• hugely
• thumping
• uncommonly
• frightfully
• beastly
• whacking
• completely
• remarkably
• achingly
• utterly
• spanking
• surpassingly
• entirely
• enormously
• thoroughly
• right
• sorely
• deeply
• vastly
• filthy
• positively
• mortally
• stinking
• majorly
• wholly
• roaringly
• corking
• purely
• blisteringly
• colossally
• archly
• significantly
• fully
• obviously
• as all get-out
• unco
• mightily
• downright
• considerably
• noticeably
• visibly
• flat-out
• substantially
• profoundly
• radically
• notably
• palpably
• extensively
• discernibly
• markedly
• plainly
• altogether
• appreciably
• amazingly
• abundantly
• plentifully
• monumentally
• astonishingly
• excessively
• overmuch
• astronomically
• obscenely
• staggeringly
• monstrously
• grandly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• little
• somewhat
• slightly
• nominally
• just
• negligibly
• hardly
• barely
• scarcely
• marginally
• minimally
• meagerly
• scantily

Examples of real in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

How ghost tours handle dark history The guides that spoke with USA TODAY stressed that their tours are thoroughly researched, but Ironside said research has shown the accuracy of ghost tours can vary, and over time, the stories of real crimes or tragedies can get exaggerated for entertainment. —N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024

Some of those are still just pilots, although more than half of those brands have moved beyond piloting to real contracts. —Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024

Adverb

So everything after that was a real pleasant surprise. —Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2024

But even with technology, there still has to be a balance and a place for the real traditional, tactile mannequin. —David Moin, WWD, 25 Sep. 2024

Phrases Containing real

• for real
• real estate