Meanings
nounreal reality (usually uncountable, plural real realities)
plural real realities
- uncountableusuallyReality, the real world, that which is not virtual nor augmented nor an online world.
Near-synonyms: real life, IRL
Synonyms: reality, real world, real life, IRL
Synonyms & antonyms
nounReality, the real world, that which is not virtual nor augmented nor an online world.
Also see
Origin
From real + reality, coined in analogy to virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
real reality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/real%20reality
MLA
“real reality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/real%20reality. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “real reality,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/real%20reality.
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