Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in reality

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English

Syllables: in- re-al-i-ty
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

In real life, as opposed to online, play, make believe, or theory.

Example Sentences

"A federal balanced budget sounds good in political speeches, but in reality the idea is simply a taxocrat's dream, as it would become a constitutional order to cover all spending, even the unnecessary, deficit kind."
"I'm sure you believe posting crappy song lyrics to me will endear you to me, but in reality, you're just a daft, frightened, silly little cockfag."

Synonyms

for real life in practice in real life really actually

Antonyms

hypothetically online theoretically virtual

Questions

What does in reality mean?: In real life, as opposed to online, play, make believe, or theory.

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