Antonyms for for real

Grammar : Adj, adv

Spell : ree-uh l, reel

Phonetic Transcription : ˈri əl, ril

Definition of for real

Origin : early 14c., "actually existing, true;" mid-15c., "relating to things" (especially property), from Old French reel "real, actual," from Late Latin realis "actual," in Medieval Latin "belonging to the thing itself," from Latin res "matter, thing," of uncertain origin. Meaning "genuine" is recorded from 1550s; sense of "unaffected, no-nonsense" is from 1847.
Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand. [Margery Williams, "The Velveteen Rabbit"]
Real estate is first recorded 1660s and retains the oldest English sense of the word. Noun phrase real time is early 19c. as a term in logic and philosophy, 1953 as an adjectival phrase; get real, usually an interjection, was U.S. college slang in 1960s, reached wide popularity c.1987.

As in on the level : adj quite honest
As in authentic : adj real, genuine
As in substantial : adj material, real
As in unvarnished : adj plain, honest
As in veritable : adj authentic
As in bona fide : adj authentic and genuine
As in actual : adj truly existing, real
As in earnest : adj serious; very important
As in genuine : adj authentic, real
As in honest-to-God : adj genuine
As in indeed : adv actually
As in really : adv without a doubt
As in seriously : adv not humorously
As in surely : adv without doubt
As in genuinely : adv really
As in verily : adv really
As in for sure : adv definitely

Synonyms for for real

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