Plastic and Real

Plastic

Plastic adjective - Lacking in natural or spontaneous quality.
Usage example: there's usually a plastic cordiality at these corporate events

Real is an antonym for plastic in topics: false, artificial.

Real

Real adjective - Being exactly as appears or as claimed.

Plastic is an antonym for real.

Nearby Words: realize, realise, reality, realistic, really

Both words in one sentence

  • Needle in a Stack of Needles One of them is real; the rest are made of plastic, but look identical to the real one.
  • Useful Notes / Romania Donut Mess with a Cop: Subversion - the cheap coffee in plastic cup is real, but they usually drink it with pastries instead of donuts.
  • Literature / Mona Lisa Overdrive Snuff Film: Mona assumes she's being prepared for one of these when she's given plastic surgery to look like Angie Mitchell rather than as a decoy to replace the real one.
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