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Synonyms for reality

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for reality

the fact or state of existing or of being actual

the quality of being actual or factual

something having real, demonstrable existence

The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Synonyms for reality

all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you

the state of being actual or real

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

the quality possessed by something that is real

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
References in classic literature ?
Here is reality emerging from the unreal, spring renewing, love and beauty triumphant over death and decay.
He moved slowly, but he moved in reality, girding himself with rifle, ammunition, matches, and a pack of twenty pounds of moose- meat.
In that case, if we are merely remembering that something of which we now have an image occurred, the content consists of (a) the image, (b) the feeling, analogous to respect, which we translate by saying that something is "real" as opposed to "imaginary," (c) a relation between the image and the feeling of reality, of the sort expressed when we say that the feeling refers to the image.
"Existence" expresses the feeling of a "reality" aroused primarily by whatever can have effects upon us without our voluntary co-operation.
He did not know how wide a country, arid and precipitous, must be crossed before the traveller through life comes to an acceptance of reality. It is an illusion that youth is happy, an illusion of those who have lost it; but the young know they are wretched, for they are full of the truthless ideals which have been instilled into them, and each time they come in contact with the real they are bruised and wounded.
Dramatic power, in general, means the presentation of life with the vivid active reality of life and character which especially distinguishes the acted drama.
And suddenly the sequence of these thoughts broke off, and Prince Andrew heard (without knowing whether it was a delusion or reality) a soft whispering voice incessantly and rhythmically repeating "piti-piti-piti," and then "titi," and then again "piti-piti-piti," and "ti-ti" once more.
And his attention was suddenly carried into another world, a world of reality and delirium in which something particular was happening.
But the face remained before him with the force of reality and drew nearer.
"Reality Television Contracts" includes: A brief history of reality television; A breakdown of how ideas develop and of the "players" involved; Reviews of and comments on agreement templates for all parties in the development and production stages; "Deal point" checklists to help stay on track.
Many OEMs that PP-OEM spoke with said practical use of altered reality seems "five years down the road," and not something they are interested in implementing right now.
REALITY: Chancellor hiked NICs in first Budget before being shamed into a U-turn a week later.
According to Susan Eustis, lead author of the study, "These game based and industrial end-to-end process IoT augmented reality modular AR markets are anticipated to reach $7 trillion by 2027, growing in some cases at the same pace we have seen from Pokemon Go augmented reality.
The workshop is a step taken by KOM to educate and help understand the basics of Augmented Reality technology.