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单词 in actuality
释义

actuality

noun

ac·​tu·​al·​i·​ty ˌak-chə-ˈwa-lə-tē How to pronounce actuality (audio)
ˌak-shə-
plural actualities
1
: the quality or state of being actual
2
: something that is actual : fact, reality
possible risks which have been seized upon as actualities T. S. Eliot
Phrases
in actuality
: in actual fact

Synonyms

  • corporality
  • corporeality
  • existence
  • reality
  • subsistence
  • thingness
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Example Sentences

The actuality was quite different from the theory. the actuality of the Abominable Snowman is not taken seriously by scientists
Recent Examples on the Web Hospital executives want the public to believe there's a nursing shortage, but in actuality, there's a shortage of nurses willing to work under grueling conditions, the nurses said. CBS News, 12 Sep. 2022 Cirillo showed his investors fake bank statements but in actuality, never invested their money and used it on personal expenses, such as a trip to Las Vegas, credit card payments and two cars, according to prosecutors. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2022 In actuality, though, the research has indicated that the mutations were evidence of a years-long fight with human immune systems, not signs of a fundamental change in the virus. Andrew Joseph, STAT, 1 Sep. 2022 This is the image many people have of the metaverse, but in actuality, the technology is being implemented in a variety of interesting ways. Tom Fanelli, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 In actuality, Release Some Tension includes some of the greatest of all time. Okla Jones, Essence, 12 Aug. 2022 In actuality, the pandemic has meaningfully transformed both work and family, and child care benefits are following suit. Isabelle Hau, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 In actuality, this tale was fabricated by the National Macaroni Manufacturers Association in 1929 to promote U.S.-made pasta. Jess Eng, Washington Post, 27 July 2022 In actuality, scientists said, the robots should not have responded, because they were not given information to make that judgment. Pranshu Verma, Washington Post, 16 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English actualite "capacity for action, effective power," borrowed from Medieval Latin āctuālitāt-, āctuālitās, from Late Latin āctuālis actual + Latin -itāt-, -itās -ity

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined at sense 2

in actuality

phrase

1
as in actually
to tell the truth He told us he had been sleeping, when in actuality he was just ignoring our phone calls.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • actually
  • really
  • frankly
  • honestly
  • indeed
  • truly
  • to be sure
  • truthfully
  • in fact
  • in reality
  • forsooth
  • certainly
  • in truth
  • absolutely
  • as a matter of fact
  • verily
  • admittedly
  • in point of fact
  • positively
  • undoubtedly
  • unquestionably
  • realistically
  • indisputably
  • indubitably
  • veritably
2
as in very
in actual fact This cover is, in actuality, better than the original recording.

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • very
  • really
  • actually
  • truly
  • just
  • exactly
  • in reality
  • genuinely
  • authentically
  • in truth
  • precisely
  • almost
  • simply
  • nearly
  • accurately
  • right
  • certifiably
  • veritably
  • literally
  • practically
  • virtually
  • positively
  • squarely
  • sharp
  • smack-dab

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • supposedly
  • apparently
  • ostensibly
  • seemingly
  • outwardly
  • professedly
  • plausibly
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