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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | genuine in existence |
| Synonyms: | absolute, actual, authentic, bodily, bona fide, certain, concrete, corporal, corporeal, de facto, embodied, essential, evident, existent, existing, factual, firm, heartfelt, honest, in the flesh, incarnate, indubitable, intrinsic, irrefutable, legitimate, live, material, original, palpable, perceptible, physical, positive, present, right, rightful, sensible, sincere, solid, sound, stable, substantial, substantive, tangible, true, unaffected, undeniable, undoubted, unfeigned, valid, veritable |
| Antonyms: | dishonest, fake, false, feigned, imaginary, invalid, untrue |
| Main Entry: | certain |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | undoubtable, valid |
| Synonyms: | absolute, ascertained, authoritative, clear, conclusive, confirmable, definite, demonstrable, destined, determined, establishable, evident, firm, fixed, genuine, guaranteed, having down pat, in the bag, incontrovertible, indubitable, infallible, irrefutable, known, on ice, plain, positive, predestined, provable, real, reliable, safe, salted away, set, sound, supreme, sure, sure thing, true, trustworthy, unambiguous, undeniable, undoubted, unequivocal, unerring, unmistakable, verifiable |
| Antonyms: | doubtful, dubious, faltering, questionable, uncertain, unreliable, unsure |
| Main Entry: | concrete |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | actual, factual |
| Synonyms: | accurate, corporeal, definite, detailed, explicit, material, objective, particular, precise, real, sensible, solid, specific, substantial, tangible |
| Notes: | cement comes from Latin caementum 'chips of stone'; cement is an ingredient of concrete, but is not a synonym; cement should be pronounced suh-MENT |
| Antonyms: | abstract, ideal, immaterial, intangible |
| Main Entry: | decidedly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | certainly |
| Synonyms: | absolutely, bloody*, by all means, clearly, decisively, determinedly, distinctly, downright, emphatically, flat out, for a fact, in spades, no catch, no holds barred, no ifs ands or buts, no mistake, no strings attached, of course, positively, powerful, real, really, right, straight out, strongly, sure, surely, terribly, terrifically, unequivocally, unmistakably |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | de facto |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in reality |
| Synonyms: | actual, actually, existing, genuinely, in effect, in fact, real, really, tangible, truly, veritably |
| Main Entry: | definitive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | authoritative |
| Synonyms: | absolute, actual, categorical, clear-cut, closing, complete, completing, concluding, conclusive, decisive, definite, determining, downright, ending, exhaustive, express, final, finishing, flat out, last, limiting, nailed down, perfect, plain, precise, real, reliable, settling, specific, straight out, terminal, terminating, ultimate, unambiguous |
| Notes: | definite means 'precise and unmistakable,' 'clear, sharply delineated'; definitive means 'final and conclusive,' 'complete, final, ultimate' - so a definitive example is a perfect example |
| Antonyms: | incomplete, inconclusive, inexact, interim, temporary, unreliable |
| Main Entry: | effective |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in use at the time |
| Synonyms: | active, actual, current, direct, dynamic, in effect, in execution, in force, in operation, operative, real |
| Notes: | effective means 'having a (desired) result or effect,' effectual is 'succeeding in producing a desired result or effect,' and efficacious means the same as effectual as well as 'serving as an effective solution or remedy' |
| Antonyms: | inoperative, useless |
| Main Entry: | extant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in existence |
| Synonyms: | actual, alive, around, being, contemporary, current, existent, existing, immediate, in current use, instant, living, not lost, present, present-day, real, remaining, subsisting, surviving, undestroyed |
| Antonyms: | dead, extinct, gone |
| Main Entry: | forthright |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | straightforward, honest |
| Synonyms: | aboveboard, bald, blunt, call a spade a spade, candid, categorical, direct, directly, forward, frank, from the hip, like it is, no lie, open, outspoken, plain, plainspoken, real, simple, sincere, straight, undisguised, up front |
| Antonyms: | devious, dishonest, secret, untruthful |
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