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
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'