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(adj)
Having become actual; having been realized or made real.
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True, accurate, corresponding to reality.
In actual use or existence, regardless of official or legal status.
existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
(of a statement) Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
Having the power to produce a required effect or effects.
True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.
Not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated
Existing or occurring at the moment.
(literary) True, real, actual.
Having meaning, significant.
Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.
(n)
An instance or quality of being actual or factual; fact.
The state of being actual or real; realness.
Having a noticeable or major effect.
(adv)
(modal) Actually; in fact; in reality.
That exists, or has existence, especially that exists now.
Real, actual, tangible.
Explicit or definite.
As happens in real life; not fictional or theoretical; actual as opposed to believed or assumed.
Relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were.
Having a practicable, verifiable quality; not imaginary, theoretical or based in a non-physical realm, such as heaven or cyberspace.
Large in size, quantity, or value; ample; significant.
(idiomatic) Practical; realistic; pragmatic.
determining finally, conclusive, decisive
Essentially, in effect, for all practical purposes.
Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty.
(loosely) Both exact and accurate.
Of the essence or essential element of a thing.
Free from any doubt.
Suitable.
Producing the intended result; entirely adequate.
Capable of being accomplished; feasible.
(modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
The totality, the full amount or number which completes something.
(before the noun, idiomatic) Current; recent; the latest.
Honest, and always telling the truth.
Prevalent, common, widespread.
Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.
(modal) Honestly, genuinely, in fact, really.
Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory.
Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.
True; genuine.
Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.
Specific; discrete; concrete.
In a genuine manner; truthfully, truly.
Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.
Included, present, characterized by affirmation.
Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results.
Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.
Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc.
Functioning and ready for use.
In existence now; current or contemporary.
Making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy.
Helpful or good to something or someone.
Of, relating to, or consisting of matter, especially physical.
Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; identical.
Any person who leads or directs.
Relating to now, for the time being; current.
Resulting in success; assuring or promoting success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect.
Pertaining to or based on experience, as opposed to theory.
(of a goal or status) Having been reached, attained or accomplished.
(only used attributively) Having life; that is alive.
Involving active participation.
Complying with justice, correctness, or reason; correct, just, true. See also the interjection senses below.
Relating to a topic or subject of current interest.
Touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch.
(with a superlative adjective) Beyond all others.
(computing) Operating using a computer and/or online rather than physically present.
Presently or currently happening; being in progress.
The quality or degree of being strong.
Of or pertaining to text.
Created or manufactured exclusively by the owner or licensee of intellectual property rights, as with a patent or trade secret.
Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
An amount that has been, or is planned to be spent.
The number of people present in a group or employed by a company.
(uncountable, countable) The amount expended; expense; outlay.
The persons interested in any particular business or cause, taken collectively.
Alternative form of enrollment. [The act of enrolling or the state of being enrolled.]
(uncountable) The condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially.
The personnel required for some project.
Something that is owned.
Alternative form of full-fledged. [(of a bird) Having all its feathers; able to fly.]
Quantity.
The total population of a country or region that is employed or employable.
The total number of all available workers; the workforce.
Collection of people in an organization, such as employees and office staff, members of the military, etc.
The people living within a political or geographical boundary.
Having supreme, ultimate power.
Last; ultimate.
Of or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family.
(informal) Legitimate; legal; allowed by the rules; valid.
(uncountable) A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity.
A small group of people specially trained for a particular purpose or profession.
One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization.
Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.
Free from error; true; accurate.