Actual and Chimerical

Opposite meaning words

Actual adjective - Existing in fact and not merely as a possibility.

Usage example: the actual outcome of the election was quite different from what everybody had expected

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Chimerical is an antonym for actual.

Chimerical adjective - Not real and existing only in the imagination.

Usage example: for the time being, interplanetary travel remains a chimerical feature of life in the 21st century

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Actual is an antonym for chimerical.

Nearby Word: chimera

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Chimerical and Actual. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/actual/chimerical

Actual & Chimerical. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/actual/chimerical>.

Chimerical or Actual. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/actual/chimerical.

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