REAL as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an old small silver Spanish coin
   Hypernyms(s) real is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • coin (what does coin mean?)
2. Meaning
   • any rational or irrational number
   Synonym(s)
   • real number (what does real number mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) real is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • complex number (what does complex number mean?)
   • complex quantity (what does complex quantity mean?)
   • imaginary number (what does imaginary number mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • scalar product (what does scalar product mean?)
   • inner product (what does inner product mean?)
   • dot product (what does dot product mean?)
   • rational number (what does rational number mean?)
   • irrational number (what does irrational number mean?)

REAL as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • possible to be treated as fact
   Synonym(s)
   • tangible (what does tangible mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • tangible evidence
   • his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor
   Similar To
   • concrete (what does concrete mean?)
2. Meaning
   • having substance or capable of being treated as fact
   • not imaginary
   Synonym(s)
   • material (what does material mean?)
   • substantial (what does substantial mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the substantial world
   • a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical
   • most ponderous and substantial things- Shakespeare
   Antonym(s)
   • insubstantial (what does insubstantial mean?)
   • unsubstantial (what does unsubstantial mean?)
   • unreal (what does unreal mean?)
   See Also
   • material (what does material mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • substantiality (what does substantiality mean?)
   • substantialness (what does substantialness mean?)
3. Meaning
   • not synthetic or spurious
   • of real or natural origin
   Synonym(s)
   • true (what does true mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • real mink
   • true gold
   Similar To
   • genuine (what does genuine mean?)
   • echt (what does echt mean?)
4. Meaning
   • being or occurring in fact or actuality
   • having verified existence
   • not illusory
   • not ghosts”
   Synonym(s)
   • existent (what does existent mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • real objects
   • real people
   • a film based on real life
   • a real illness
   • real humility
   • Life is real! Life is earnest!- Longfellow
   Antonym(s)
   • unreal (what does unreal mean?)
   Similar To
   • actual (what does actual mean?)
   • actual (what does actual mean?)
   • factual (what does factual mean?)
   • historical (what does historical mean?)
   See Also
   • concrete (what does concrete mean?)
   • genuine (what does genuine mean?)
   • echt (what does echt mean?)
   • realistic (what does realistic mean?)
   • sincere (what does sincere mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • reality (what does reality mean?)
   • realness (what does realness mean?)
   • realism (what does realism mean?)
5. Meaning
   • being value measured in terms of purchasing power
   Usage Example(s)
   • real prices
   • real income
   • real wages
   Antonym(s)
   • nominal (what does nominal mean?)
6. Meaning
   • founded on practical matters
   Usage Example(s)
   • a recent graduate experiencing the real world for the first time
   Similar To
   • realistic (what does realistic mean?)
7. Meaning
   • coinciding with reality
   Synonym(s)
   • veridical (what does veridical mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • perceptual error…has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception- F.A.Olafson
   Similar To
   • realistic (what does realistic mean?)
8. Meaning
   • not to be taken lightly
   Usage Example(s)
   • statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems
   • to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real
   Similar To
   • serious (what does serious mean?)
9. Meaning
   • (of property) fixed or immovable
   • real estate”
   Usage Example(s)
   • real property consists of land and buildings
   Similar To
   • tangible (what does tangible mean?)
10. Meaning
    • being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
    Synonym(s)
    • actual (what does actual mean?)
    • genuine (what does genuine mean?)
    • literal (what does literal mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • her actual motive
    • a literal solitude like a desert- G.K.Chesterton
    • a genuine dilemma
    Similar To
    • true (what does true mean?)

REAL as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • used as intensifiers
   • `real” is sometimes used informally for `really”
   • `rattling” is informal
   Synonym(s)
   • rattling (what does rattling mean?)
   • really (what does really mean?)
   • very (what does very mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • she was very gifted
   • he played very well
   • a really enjoyable evening
   • I”m real sorry about it
   • a rattling good yarn