Folklore and Reality

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Folklore noun - The body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place.

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Reality is an antonym for folklore in tales from the past topic.

Reality noun - Something that actually exists.

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Folklore is an antonym for reality.

Nearby Words: realize, real, realise, realistic, realization

human	human folklore	human reality
old	old folklore	old reality
normal	normal folklore	normal reality
common	common folklore	common reality
Other adjectives: original, actual, real, local.

Silver was considered a mystical element in folklore, and thus its properties become reality in fiction.

Source: Silver Has Mystic Powers

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Reality and Folklore. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/folklore/reality

Folklore & Reality. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/folklore/reality>.

Reality or Folklore. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/folklore/reality.

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