States and conditions
Synonyms for real
Synonyms for real: tangible, existent, literal and substantial. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 4 synonyms for real
Interchangeable with real, one per sense
Audited under real's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one real carries in that sense.
- tangibleadjective, in the sense "capable of being treated as fact"
- existentadjective, in the sense "being or occurring in fact or actuality"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name real as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
- literalliteral is an adjective in the sense "being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something"
- substantialsubstantial is an adjective in the sense "having substance or capable of being treated as fact"
The first group is filed under real's own senses. The second reach real from the partner word's entry, so the sense quoted beside them is that word's.
capable of being treated as fact
His brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor.
The true synonym
tangible
Same sentence, swapped: His brief time as Prime Minister brought few tangible benefits to the poor.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles for this sense. Each is a real word, and none of them can stand where real stands in the sentence above.
- pretty
- possible
- negative
being or occurring in fact or actuality
A film based on real life.
The true synonym
existent
Same sentence, swapped: A film based on existent life.
Close but different
Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.
- material
- literal
- unreal
Where real turns up in the game
real is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across two difficulty tiers. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzle where real is the trap
- possibleadjective, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is potential, in the sense "existing in possibility", so real is there to be ruled out.
Play real
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so real reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because states and conditions is the company real keeps.
Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. real carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.