actual

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presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
"the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions"
actual, existent
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potential
taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated
"we saw the actual wedding on television"; "filmed the actual beating"
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being or occurring in fact or actuality; 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
existent, real
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"
actual, genuine, literal, real
existing in act or fact
"rocks and trees...the actual world"; "actual heroism"; "the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced"
actual, factual
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being or existing at the present moment
"the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West"
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occurring in or belonging to the present time
"current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"
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