Actual
Actual adjective - Existing in fact and not merely as a possibility.
Visionary
Visionary adjective - Not real and existing only in the imagination.
Usage example: one of several Christian saints who claimed to have had visionary experiences of hell
Both words in one sentence
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Visionary Villain: Sebastian Shaw wants to start World War III so that mutants can take over the planet, although in his case, he's just in it to Take Over the World, with little actual regard for allowing his kind to thrive (he merely uses it as his rhetoric to recruit others).
Source: Film / X-Men: First Class - Unlike their predecessor, both Mello and Near are more preoccupied by personal ambitions and competition than the actual idea of doling out "justice," which is maybe why their target - the Visionary Villain Kira - never develops the same Worthy Opponent respect for them as he had for L.
Source: Nominal Hero
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