Actual and Virtual

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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Virtual is an antonym for actual.

Virtual adjective - Being actually such in almost every respect.

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Actual is an antonym for virtual in in essence topic.

Nearby Words: virtually, virtu

Four actual or virtual players, taking the role of the heroes of anthropomorphic animal clans, out on quests to ensure they became the next King of the Realm.

Source: Video Game / Armello
The entire town of Harvest is a virtual reality game, meant to break Steve and turn him into an actual serial killer.

Source: Video Game / Harvester
Some works upgrade the UN to a virtual world power with actual might to back its authority, while others go further and claim that it is or will become an actual One World Order.

Source: Useful Notes / United Nations

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