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actual Definition

• (a) presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions"
• (a) 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"
• (s) taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated; "we saw the actual wedding on television"; "filmed the actual beating"
• (s) 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"
• (s) 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"
• (s) being or existing at the present moment; "the ship''s actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West"

actual Synonyms

• actual
• de facto
• existent
• factual
• genuine
• literal
• real