Foundation level · Year 4 · free
real
adjective · Say it: REE-ul
What it means
Foundationactually existing or true, not imagined or pretend
Is that a real pony, or just a statue in the field?
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- actual
- authentic
- genuine
- true
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- fake
- imaginary
- pretend
More examples
- Zoe could not believe she was meeting a real astronaut at school.
Where the word comes from
From Latin 'realis', from 'res', meaning thing.
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