What is another word for real ?

Actually being or existing

straight from horse's mouth

telling it like it is

as it really happened

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“Your ideas may sound good in theory but are impracticable in the real world.”

Adjective

Officially recognized as possessing certain qualifications or meeting certain standards

authorized^US

licensed^US

licenced^UK

authorised^UK

straight from the horse's mouth

legalized^US

legalised^UK

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“Is your sofa made from real leather?”

Adjective

beyond a shadow of a doubt

Free from any intent to deceive or impress

meaning what one says

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“I have no doubt that her empathy was real.”

Adjective

Rightly so called

as plain as a pikestaff

staring one in the face

there are no two ways about it

no ifs ands or buts about it

beyond a shadow of doubt

bona fide

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“One truly discovers who their real friends are in times of hardship.”

Adjective

stick out like sore thumb

Important or serious in nature

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“Some believe that climate change is a real problem while others are skeptical.”

Adjective

Absolute in nature

hanging out

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“The win was a real triumph for Murray who had endured many heartaches and near misses up to this point.”

Adjective

straight from the shoulder

(informal) Honest in a blunt manner

saying what one thinks

not afraid to call a spade a spade

laying it on the line

on the level

on the up and up

calling spade a spade

speaking as one finds

no lie

straight to the point

not beating around the bush

meaning what one says

straight-from-the-shoulder

not beating about the bush

calling a spade a spade

not mincing one's words

not pulling any punches

no beating around the bush

telling it like it is

unfavorable^US

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“I'm just being real when I say you're getting fatter.”

Adjective

(informal) To be under no illusion, or to be serious about a matter

“She's not into you. Let's get real!”

Adjective

Closely or accurately depicting that which is being copied or imitated

colourful^UK

colorful^US

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Adjective

with one's feet on the ground

Used as an intensifier

Adjective

Not romantic

with both feet on the ground

having all one's marbles

showing great knowledge

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Essential, innate or inherent to something

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Characterized by the lack of artificial additives or preservative treatment

Adjective

more than flesh and blood can stand

Used to emphasize the extent of something unpleasant or bad

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

more than one can bear

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Adjective

Of, or concerned with, the actual doing or use of something, rather than with theory and ideas

Adjective

falling hook line and sinker

Denotes a humble and unpretentious attitude towards life

uncivilized^US

uncivilised^UK

like a babe in the woods

cozy^US

cosy^UK

readily swallowing whole

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Adjective

In bodily form

Adjective

Legally, officially or formally in effect

traveling^US

travelling^UK

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Adjective

Very great in amount or degree

without qualification

focused^US

focussed^UK

lock stock and barrel

most extreme

most distant

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Adjective

having reached one's majority

Having all its feathers

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Adjective

in the land of the living

Most intimate or private

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Adjective

Still in existence

till the cows come home

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Adverb

beyond the shadow of a doubt

To a very large or great degree

to too great an extent

in excess

to too great an degree

marvelously^US

agonizingly^US

gruelingly^US

gruellingly^UK

for all intents and purposes

labouredly^UK

laboredly^US

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“That was real kind of you to do what you just did.”

Adverb

(informal, for real) In a genuine, true, serious, or earnest manner

“That is for real a dinosaur bone!”

Adverb

to all intents and purposes

In fact, whether by right or not

all things considered

in the concrete

in actual fact

if truth be told

beyond the shadow of a doubt

to tell you the truth

needless to say

for a fact

come hell or high water

there are no two ways about it

beyond a shadow of a doubt

beyond shadow of a doubt

there's no denying it

no ifs ands or buts about it

beyond any shadow of a doubt

beyond shadow of doubt

rain or shine

come what may

unreservedly

it goes without saying

laying one's cards on the table

with no punches pulled

without prevarication

without beating about the bush

straight from the shoulder

from the hip

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