presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different; actual and imagined conditions

[ Syn: existent ]

taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated; we saw the actual wedding on television; filmed the actual beating'

being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; her actual motive; a literal solitude like a desert- G.K.Chesterton; a genuine dilemma

[ Syn: genuine , literal , real ]

existing in act or fact; rocks and trees...the actual world; actual heroism; the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced

[ Syn: factual ]

being or existing at the present moment; the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West'