actuality
noun
, ˌak-shə-\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for actuality
Synonyms
corporality, corporeality, existence, reality, subsistence, thingness
Antonyms
inexistence, nonbeing, nonexistence, nothingness, unreality
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Examples of actuality in a Sentence
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Anyone who gets swept under is drowning, not in fantasy, but in actuality. — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, "In the galleries: Artechouse’s ‘Infinite Space’ has waves of natural influences," 9 Aug. 2019 In actuality, nearly half of video gamers are women, according to a report from the ESA. — Patrick Lucas Austin, Time, "'I Have Never Felt the Need to Enact Any Kind of Violence.' Pro Gamers Say Guns, Not Games, Are to Blame for Shootings," 9 Aug. 2019 In actuality, as Adam H. Graham reports for Afar magazine, Celtic clans spanned much of Europe, settling down in Austria, Switzerland and other areas north of the Roman Empire’s borders. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "This Iron Age Celtic Woman Was Buried in a Hollowed-Out Tree Trunk," 31 July 2019 That all sounds great, but in actuality, distribution of Unilever’s products, which range from Dove to Axe, Hellmann’s to Bertolli, Suave to Tresemmé, only accounts for 3 percent of Unilever’s greenhouse gas emissions. — Alden Wicker, Vox, "Could just-add-water products save us?," 30 July 2019 It can be compared to giving someone a hand up and then that person punching you in the eye figuratively, if not in actuality. — Letter Writers, Twin Cities, "Letters: Ilhan Omar’s obvious dislike for this country," 25 July 2019 In actuality, its recommendations are based on numerous factors and complex algorithms. — Michael Li, WIRED, "High-Stakes AI Decisions Need to Be Automatically Audited," 18 July 2019 In actuality, however, Hollywood boldfacers are no stranger to its beauty and charms. — Kathryn Romeyn, The Hollywood Reporter, "Hollywood's Travel Guide to Western Australia," 16 July 2019 In actuality, Campbell was hardly contacted but that fact didn't deter Bryan Ruiz from slipping his 52nd minute penalty kick into the left side of the net. — Glynn A. Hill, Houston Chronicle, "Gold Cup: Mexico defeats Costa Rica on penalty kicks," 30 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'actuality.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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