Synonyms for reality
riˈæl ɪ tire·al·i·ty

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1. realitynoun

   Synonyms:
   actuality, real world

2. realitynoun

   The state of being actual or real.

   The reality of the crash scene on TV dawned upon him only when he saw the victim was no actor but his friend.

   Synonyms:
   real world, actuality

3. realitynoun

   A real entity, event or other fact.

   The ultimate reality of life is it ends in death.

   Synonyms:
   real world, actuality

4. realitynoun

   The entirety of all that is real.

   Synonyms:
   actuality, real world

5. realitynoun

   An individual observer's own subjective perception of that which is real.

   Synonyms:
   actuality, real world

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1. reality

   Truth is primarily and verity is always a quality of thought or speech, especially of speech, as in exact conformity to fact. Veracity is properly a quality of a person, the habit of speaking and the disposition to speak the truth; a habitual liar may on some occasions speak the truth, but that does not constitute him a man of veracity; on the other hand, a person of undoubted veracity may state (through ignorance or misinformation) what is not the truth. Truthfulness is a quality that may inhere either in a person or in his statements or beliefs. Candor, frankness, honesty, and ingenuousness are allied with veracity, and verity with truth, while truthfulness may accord with either. Truth in a secondary sense may be applied to intellectual action or moral character, in the former case becoming a close synonym of veracity; as, I know him to be a man of truth.

   Compare synonyms for DECEPTION.

   Synonyms:
   candor, frankness, honesty, ingenuousness, truth, truthfulness, veracity, verity

   Antonyms:
   deceit, deception, delusion, duplicity, error, fabrication, falsehood, falseness, falsity, fiction, guile, imposture, lie, mendacity, untruth

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1. reality

   Synonyms:
   verity, substance, truth, existence, genuineness, substantiality

   Antonyms:
   fiction, falsehood, untruth, hypothesis, supposition, image, fancy, shadow, figment, fabrication, insubstantiality, emptiness, hollowness, chimera, unreality

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1. world, realitynoun

   all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you

   "his world was shattered"; "we live in different worlds"; "for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were"

   Synonyms:
   globe, humankind, public, human race, earthly concern, man, cosmos, humanity, world, creation, macrocosm, universe, worldly concern, populace, human beings, mankind, existence, realism, humans, realness, earth, domain

   Antonyms:
   unreality, irreality

2. reality, realness, realismnoun

   the state of being actual or real

   "the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him"

   Synonyms:
   realism, naive realism, world, naturalism, realness, pragmatism

   Antonyms:
   unreality, irreality

3. realitynoun

   the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be

   "businessmen have to face harsh realities"

   Synonyms:
   realism, world, realness

   Antonyms:
   irreality, unreality

4. realitynoun

   the quality possessed by something that is real

   Synonyms:
   realism, world, realness

   Antonyms:
   unreality, irreality

Matched Categories

1. • Actuality
   • Experience
   • Materiality

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1. having existence

   Submitted by rinat on September 10, 2019  

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1. realitynoun

   Synonyms:
   truth, verity, actuality, fact, actual existence, matter of fact

2. realitynoun

   Synonyms:
   (Law.) realty, immobility

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1. realitynoun

   Synonyms:
   actuality, verity

   Antonyms:
   unreality, phantasm, simulation, phantom

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1. List of paraphrases for "reality":

   fact, realities, truth, realistic, practice, actuality, realism, situation, actual

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How to use reality in a sentence?

1. Lionel Trilling:

   In the American metaphysic, reality is always material reality, hard, resistant, unformed, impenetrable, and unpleasant.

2. Joe Bidens:

   Most Biden detractors history has been a constant struggle between the American ideal that Most Biden detractors are all created equal and the harsh, ugly reality that racism, nativism, fear and demonization have long torn Most Biden detractors apart.

3. William Gibson:

   Virtual Reality is like mainlining television.

4. Carlos Mesa:

   I have nothing to negotiate with Evo Morales, who has lost all grip on reality.

5. Mark Mobius:

   They say they are opening the market, but in reality it is a very, very restricted opening, there are lots of ifs ... nd buts when it comes to actually making direct investments.