Actual
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
Nonexistent is an antonym for actual.
Nonexistent
Nonexistent adjective - Not present or in evidence.
Both words in one sentence
- When this character's actual job seems to be nonexistent, they're one of The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything.
Source: Modern Major General - There are quite a few videos on YouTube of Phony Veterans like this one getting clalled out by actual soliders for claiming to be part of nonexistent battalions or wearing medals improperly.
Source: Spotting the Thread -
Aside from Creator/Keira Knightley narrating a cutscene and the plot involving a ghost ship called the Black Pearl, actual connections between the game and the movie are nonexistent.
Source: Dolled-Up Installment
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Nonexistent and Actual. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/actual/nonexistent
Actual & Nonexistent. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/actual/nonexistent>.
Nonexistent or Actual. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/actual/nonexistent.
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