Actual and Titular

Actual

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

Titular is an antonym for actual.

Titular

Titular adjective - Being something in name or form only.
Usage example: he's the titular head of the department, though it's the assistant managers who largely run things around here
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Synonyms for Titular

Actual is an antonym for titular in topics: in name only, having a title.

Nearby Words: title, titulary

Both words in one sentence

  • Manga / Your Lie in April Discussed in the finale: the titular lie is that Kaori liked Watari instead of her actual crush, Kousei.
  • Started out as a single short with the titular babies trying to teach the alphabet (similar to a Sesame Street spot, if the Sesame Street writers all did crack), and veered off into a series with the characters as actual characters, with actual storylines and dialog and stuff... sort of.
  • Solve the Soup Cans Since this appears to be the only purpose of the titular towers, one would expect actual human security to be the better option, instead of wasting time trying to solve random puzzles.
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