Actual and Paper

Actual

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

Paper is an antonym for actual.

Paper

Paper adjective - Being something in name or form only.
Usage example: there's a paper boycott of that company's products that nobody seems to be honoring
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Synonyms for Paper

Actual is an antonym for paper.

Both words in one sentence

  • Paper Master Shin Megami Tensei games have two actual mythological examples: Shikigami and Shiki-Ouji, demons conjured into paper slips.
    Source: Paper Master
  • Paper People A couple of times, it is an actual invention by Professor Bacterio that allows them to be paper thin so that they can infiltrate some place.
    Source: Paper People
  • Master of Unlocking In the same movie, Sarah Connor doesn't do too badly with actual locks, using just a bent paper clip.
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