In Reality

Definition: In Reality

In Reality

Adverb

1. Used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly; "you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out"; "she actually spoke Latin"; "they thought they made the rules but in reality they were only puppets"; "people who seem stand-offish are in reality often simply nervous".

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Synonym: In Reality

Existence

Adverb: actually; Adjective: in fact, in point of fact, in reality; indeed; de facto, ipso facto.

Truth

Adverb: truly; Adjective: verily, indeed, really, in reality; with truth; (veracity); certainly; (certain); actually; (existence); in effect; (intrinsically).

Crosswords: In Reality

Because, in reality well, he could have done a much, much worse job. (Scrubs; writing credit: Gabrielle Allan; Janae Bakken)

But in reality, I'm a lady spy who's looking for this castle's secret. (Rupan sansei: Kariosutoro no shiro; writing credit: Hayao Miyazaki; Monkey Punch)

He is far stronger in reality then any story you might have heard about him. (Final Fantasy VII; writing credit: Kouze Ide; Kazushige Nojima)

In reality Kelso's a model, and you sell cheese. (That '70s Show; writing credit: Stacia Raymond)

But in reality (Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me); performing artist: The Temptations)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Aurora Australis -shaft of red light appears laser-like but in reality comes from interaction between auroral display and normal light bulb. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Russia in mirage, Russia in reality. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

It would declare that if the legislature shall do what is expressly forbidden, such act, notwithstanding the express prohibition, is in reality effectual. (reference)

Bourgeois marriage is in reality a system of wives in common and thus, at the most, what the Communists might possibly be reproached with, is that they desire to introduce, in substitution for a hypocritically concealed, an openly legalised community of women. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

In reality, they are the same kind of man.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

In addition, the skin is a major site of immunologic activity, and UVR is capable of affecting the immune system via its effects on the skin. The skin is also susceptible to degenerative changes evoked by chronic UVR. These changes are a major component of the constellation of physical changes perceived as skin aging but, which in reality, are due to chronic photodamage. (references)

Business

Stocks, theoretically, are de-listed from the exchange if not traded for six months, but in reality only two companies were removed in the last four years. (references)

Economic History

Nepal

But in reality, such investment proposals go to the IPB. (references)

Kazakhstan

The registration process should take no more than 15 days but in reality it might take much longer. (references)

Nigeria

Although the dual exchange rate system was abolished in the 1999 budget, in reality Nigeria today operates under a two-rate mechanism. (references)

Political Economy

Pakistan

The constitution guarantees the independence of the judiciary but in reality it has never been completely independent. (references)

Nigeria

In theory, an independent federal judiciary exists, but in reality the judicial branch has been greatly weakened by neglect and endemic corruption. (references)

Mexico

The PRI likes to claim that it owns the center of Mexican politics, but in reality the party has often changed its ideology to fit the political needs of the moment. (references)

Trade

Vietnam

In principle, state-owned banks could provide export financing to US firms operating in Vietnam, but in reality such financing is more likely to come from joint-stock banks or the branches of foreign banks in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City. (references)

Worker Rights

Botswana

In reality only the mineworker and diamond sorter unions may have the organizational strength to engage in collective bargaining. (references)

Ukraine

In theory workers have a legal right to remove themselves from dangerous work situations without jeopardizing continued employment; however, in reality, independent trade unionists reported that asserting this right would result in retaliation or perhaps dismissal by management. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Bulgarian 

всъщност (actually, indeed, practically, properly speaking, really, substantially, virtually), в действителност (actually, morally). (various references)

Chinese 

實際上 (as a matter of fact, in fact, in practice), 實在 (concrete, honestly, really, verily). (various references)

Finnish

todellisuudessa (actually, in fact), oikeastaan (in point of fact, properly, really). (various references)

German

eigentlich (actual, actually, anyway, considering, essentially, for that matter, in actual fact, intrinsic, literal, original, originally, rather, real, really, technically, true, ultimate, underlying, virtual). (various references)

Hebrew 

בעליל (clearly, evidently, expressly). (various references)

Hungarian

valóban (certes, forsooth, in all conscience, in deed, in earnest, in point of fact, indeed, really, true, truly, verily, very much indeed), ténylegesen (de facto, effectively, factually, in deed), tényleg (genuinely, in all conscience, in effect, indeed, positively, really, truly). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

有名無実 (in name but not in reality), 名実 (form and contents, in name and in reality, nominally and virtually). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

めいじつ (form and contents, in name and in reality, nominally and virtually), ゆうめいむじつ (in name but not in reality). (various references)

Pig Latin

inay ealityray

Portuguese

na realidade (actually, as a matter of fact, in effect, really, substantially, verily). (various references)

Romanian

de fapt (actually, as a matter of fact, as it is, for that matter, in effect, in point of fact, morally, practically, to all intents and purposes, virtual). (various references)

Spanish

realmente (actually, however, positively, rattling, real, really, simply, truly), en realidad (absolutely, actually, as a matter of fact, genuinely, genuinly, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, in point of fact, in sooth, indeed, really, truly). (various references)

Swedish

realiter (actually, in fact). (various references)

Turkish

gerçekte (actually, in effect, in fact, in point of fact, in practice, in sober fact, in sooth, in sooth to say, in very deed, practically, substantially, verily, virtually), aslında (actually, at bottom, at heart, au fond, basically, essentially, in fact, in first place, in itself, in sober fact, in very deed, indeed, originally, primarily, really, substantially, verily, virtually). (various references)

Ukrainian

фактично (actually, as good as, in effect, in fact, in practice, practically, virtually), насправді (actually, in practice, in very deed, intrinsically). (various references)

revera. (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: linearity.

-1 letter: inertial, interlay.

-2 letters: airline, anility, inertia, inertly, inlayer, irately, latrine, lintier, nitrile, rainily, ratline, reality, reliant, retinal, riantly, tearily, trenail.

-3 letters: aerily, airily, aliner, antler, artily, elytra, entail, inlier, larine, learnt, lenity, linear, linier, linter, litany, lyrate, nailer, nearly, neatly, nitery, nitril, ratine, ratlin, realty, renail, rental, retail, retain, retial, retina, tailer, tenail.

+1 letter: inertially.

+2 letters: circinately, colinearity, integrality, interfamily, interlaying, internality, intricately, itinerantly, rentability, triennially.

+3 letters: collinearity, inextricably, inordinately, interlibrary, interminably, interplaying, intertidally, labyrinthine, laryngitides, nonlinearity, pregnability, renewability, ruminatively, transitively, tripinnately, universality, venerability.

+4 letters: acrylonitrile, allergenicity, amitriptyline, antifertility, enumerability, extrinsically, germinability, glycerinating, hypersalinity, hypervigilant, impersonality, inexorability, inferentially, informatively, integrability, interactively, interlayering, interlinearly, interracially, inventorially, matrilineally, mensurability, ministerially, originatively, penetrability, precipitantly, reasonability, rectilinearly, refundability, residentially, rudimentarily, sinterability, terminatively, unreliability, vulnerability.