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  Grep  of  noun  actual 
  actual  damages 
  actual  eviction 
  actual  sin 
  actualisation 
  actuality 
  actualization 
 
  Overview  of  adj  actual 
 
  The  adj  actual  has  6  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (23)  actual,  existent  --  (presently  existing  in  fact  and  not  merely  potential  or  possible;  "the  predicted  temperature  and  the  actual  temperature  were  markedly  different";  "actual  and  imagined  conditions") 
  2.  (8)  actual  --  (taking  place  in  reality;  not  pretended  or  imitated;  "we  saw  the  actual  wedding  on  television";  "filmed  the  actual  beating") 
  3.  (3)  actual,  genuine,  literal,  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") 
  4.  (2)  actual,  factual  --  (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") 
  5.  de  facto,  actual,  factual  --  (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") 
  6.  actual  --  (being  or  existing  at  the  present  moment;  "the  ship's  actual  position  is  22  miles  due  south  of  Key  West") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  actual 
 
  6  senses  of  actual 
 
  Sense  1 
  actual  (vs.  potential),  existent 
 
  potential  (vs.  actual),  possible 
  =>  latent 
 
  Sense  2 
  actual 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  real)  ->  unreal 
 
  Sense  3 
  actual,  genuine,  literal,  real 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  true)  ->  false 
 
  Sense  4 
  actual,  factual 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  real)  ->  unreal 
 
  Sense  5 
  de  facto  (vs.  de  jure),  actual,  factual 
 
 
  Sense  6 
  actual 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  current)  ->  noncurrent 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  actual 
 
  6  senses  of  actual 
 
  Sense  1 
  actual  (vs.  potential),  existent 
  =>  actualized,  actualised 
  =>  very(postnominal) 
  =>  effective 
 
  Sense  2 
  actual 
  =>  real  (vs.  unreal),  existent 
 
  Sense  3 
  actual,  genuine,  literal,  real 
  =>  true  (vs.  false) 
 
  Sense  4 
  actual,  factual 
  =>  real  (vs.  unreal),  existent 
 
  Sense  5 
  de  facto  (vs.  de  jure),  actual,  factual 
 
  Sense  6 
  actual 
  =>  current  (vs.  noncurrent) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  actual 
 
  1  of  6  senses  of  actual 
 
  Sense  1 
  actual  (vs.  potential),  existent 
  =>  actuality 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  actual 
 
  actual  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  6) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  actual 
  actual 
  actualised 
  actualized 
  artefactual 
  artifactual 
  contractual 
  counterfactual 
  factual 
  tactual 
 
  Overview  of  adj  actual 
 
  The  adj  actual  has  6  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (23)  actual,  existent  --  (presently  existing  in  fact  and  not  merely  potential  or  possible;  "the  predicted  temperature  and  the  actual  temperature  were  markedly  different";  "actual  and  imagined  conditions") 
  2.  (8)  actual  --  (taking  place  in  reality;  not  pretended  or  imitated;  "we  saw  the  actual  wedding  on  television";  "filmed  the  actual  beating") 
  3.  (3)  actual,  genuine,  literal,  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") 
  4.  (2)  actual,  factual  --  (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") 
  5.  de  facto,  actual,  factual  --  (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") 
  6.  actual  --  (being  or  existing  at  the  present  moment;  "the  ship's  actual  position  is  22  miles  due  south  of  Key  West") 



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