ACTUAL Antonyms

• being actually such in almost every respect

• existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact

• not genuine; imitating something superior

• a copy that is represented as the original

• make a copy of with the intent to deceive

• formed or conceived by the imagination

• related to or involving literary fiction

• formed or conceived by the imagination

• formed or conceived by the imagination

• adopted in order to deceive

• (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1

• not based on fact; existing only in the imagination

• having been surfaced (e.g. with asphalt)

• based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity

• ostensibly valid, but not actually valid

• plausible but false

• born out of wedlock

• false or fake; not what it appears to be

• lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria

• not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary

• contrived by art rather than nature

• lacking material form or substance; unreal

• not according with the facts

• not true to an obligation or trust

• not accurately fitted; not level

• (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful

• existing in possibility

• the inherent capacity for coming into being

• the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts

• expected to become or be; in prospect

• capable of being imagined

• yet to be or coming

• a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened

• the time yet to come

• a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future

• bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date

• effective in or looking toward the future

• (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving

• relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name

• pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun

• of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflation

• a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb

• insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal)

• named; bearing the name of a specific person

• existing in name only

• earlier than the present time; no longer current

• the time that has elapsed

• a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)

• a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past

• so as to pass a given point

• of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office

• capable of happening or existing

• existing in possibility

• something that can be done

• an applicant who might be suitable

• not financially safe or secure

• not based on fact or investigation

• showing curiosity

• concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations

• concerned with theories rather than their practical applications