Prototype
Prototype noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.
Real thing and prototype are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Real thing" instead a noun "Prototype".
Real thing
Real thing noun - Informal usage attributing authenticity.
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Synonyms for Real thing
Prototype and real thing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prototype" instead a noun phrase "Real thing".
Both terms in one sentence
- The prototype doesn't have any of the real thing's capabilities, but it does serve as the Final Boss of the game.
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Turns out it's a real thing that was patented but never developed beyond the prototype phase.
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Eggman in one stage against the mad scientist's Egg Dragoon machine, which he boasts to be just the prototype and that the real thing would be even stronger.
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Real thing or Prototype. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/prototype/real_thing.
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