IN REALITY Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

in reality

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Definition of in reality

as in very

in actual fact She told us the car was as good as new when in reality it needed several repairs.

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as in actually

to tell the truth In reality he's all bark and no bite.

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as in indeed

not merely this but also There are in reality a number of issues we'll need to discuss.

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Recent Examples of in reality Here’s an occasion when the promotional blurb for a shirt — often seven shades of nonsense — might actually have some rooting in reality. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 The days leading up to autumn in New York are their own study in reality and illusion. — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026 But in reality, the ratcheting up of tensions between the federal government in Addis Ababa and the TPLF has been going on for months. — Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026 Closing the streaming loophole may seem an elegant solution in theory, but it is complicated in reality. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in reality

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to be sure

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That’s all easier with Kenneth Walker in the backfield, to be sure.

— Sam McDowell October 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
Not recognizing the producers and not understanding the movie are different things, to be sure.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026

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inquisitorial

in reality

in regard to

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