'actual' definitions:
Definition of 'actual'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions" [syn: actual, existent] [ant: possible, potential]
adjective
Taking place in reality; 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; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma" [syn: actual, genuine, literal, real]
adjective
Existing in act or fact; "rocks and trees...the actual world"; "actual heroism"; "the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced" [syn: actual, factual]
adjective
Being or existing at the present moment; "the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West"
Synonyms of 'actual'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolute,
- admitting no question,
- as is,
- ascertained,
- attested,
- authentic,
- authenticated,
- being,
- bona fide,
- categorically true,
- certain,
- certified,
- commonplace,
- concrete,
- confirmable,
- confirmed,
- contemporaneous,
- contemporary,
- corroborated,
- current,
- de facto,
- demonstrable,
- demonstratable,
- demonstrated,
- determined,
- documentary,
- effectual,
- established,
- everyday,
- existent,
- existing,
- extant,
- factual,
- for real,
- fresh,
- genuine,
- hard,
- historical,
- honest-to-God,
- immanent,
- immediate,
- inappealable,
- incontestable,
- incontrovertible,
- indisputable,
- indubitable,
- instant,
- irrefragable,
- irrefutable,
- latest,
- legitimate,
- manifest,
- material,
- modern,
- new,
- not in error,
- objective,
- objectively true,
- ordinary,
- phenomenal,
- physical,
- positive,
- present,
- present-age,
- present-day,
- present-time,
- provable,
- proved,
- real,
- realistic,
- realized,
- routine,
- running,
- self-evident,
- solid,
- substantial,
- substantiated,
- sure-enough,
- tangible,
- testable,
- that be,
- that is,
- topical,
- true,
- true as gospel,
- true to life,
- truthful,
- unanswerable,
- unconfutable,
- unconfuted,
- undeniable,
- undenied,
- undoubted,
- unerroneous,
- unfallacious,
- unfalse,
- unimpeachable,
- unmistaken,
- unquestionable,
- unrefutable,
- unrefuted,
- up-to-date,
- up-to-the-minute,
- usual,
- validated,
- veracious,
- veridical,
- verifiable,
- verified,
- veritable