adjective
presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
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Examples
- the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different
- actual and imagined conditions
adjective
taking place in reality
Examples
- not pretended or imitated
- we saw the actual wedding on television
- filmed the actual beating
adjective
being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
Synonyms
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- her actual motive
- a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton
- a genuine dilemma
adjective
existing in act or fact
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- rocks and trees...the actual world
- actual heroism
- the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced
adjective
being or existing at the present moment
Examples
- the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West