REAL Antonyms

There are 15 antonyms of the word real. (opposite meanings)

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	Word	Save	Syns..	Usage	Type
	unreal				adjectiveadj
adjective • 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
	artificial				adjectiveadj
adjective • contrived by art rather than nature adjective satellite • artificially formal • not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes
	counterfeit				noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective • not genuine; imitating something superior noun • a copy that is represented as the original verb • make a copy of with the intent to deceive
	fake				adjectiveadj
noun • something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be • a person who makes deceitful pretenses • (football) a deceptive move made by a football player adjective satellite • fraudulent; having a misleading appearance • not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article verb • make a copy of with the intent to deceive • tamper, with the purpose of deception • speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
	imaginary				adjectiveadj
noun • (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1 adjective satellite • not based on fact; existing only in the imagination
	pretend				verbv
noun • the enactment of a pretense adjective satellite • imagined as in a play verb • make believe with the intent to deceive • behave unnaturally or affectedly • put forward a claim and assert right or possession of • put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation • represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like • state insincerely
	sham				nounn
noun • something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be • a person who makes deceitful pretenses adjective satellite • adopted in order to deceive verb • make a pretence of • make believe with the intent to deceive
	ersatz				noun, adjectiven, adj
noun • an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation adjective satellite • artificial and inferior
	fictional				adjectiveadj
adjective • related to or involving literary fiction adjective satellite • formed or conceived by the imagination
	phony				noun, adjectiven, adj
noun • a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives adjective satellite • fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
	feigned				adjectiveadj
adjective satellite • not genuine
	fictitious				adjectiveadj
adjective satellite • formed or conceived by the imagination • adopted in order to deceive
	made-up				adjectiveadj
adjective satellite • having been surfaced (e.g. with asphalt)
	nominal				adjectiveadj
adjective • 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 noun • a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb adjective satellite • insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal) • named; bearing the name of a specific person • existing in name only
	staged				verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective • written for or performed on the stage adjective satellite • deliberately arranged for effect