actual
adjective [before noun] /ˈæk.tʃu.əl/ /-tju-/ /-tʃʊl/Definition
B2 existing in fact: We had estimated about 300 visitors, but the actual number was much higher. The exams are in July, but the actual results (= the results themselves) don't appear until September. → Synonym real adjectiveTrue, real, false, and unreal in actual fact B2 really: I thought she was Portuguese, but in actual fact she's Brazilian.True, real, false, and unreal
(Definition of actual adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- actuality noun
- actually adverb (IN FACT)
- all that glitters is not gold idiom
- apocryphal adjective
- authentic adjective
- fabulous adjective (NOT REAL)
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