in reality

viewing things realistically; really. Jane dreamed it was snowing, but in reality, it was very warm. John looks happy, but in reality, he is miserable.

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in reality

actually The solution seemed simple, but in reality it was almost impossible to make it happen.

Related vocabulary: as a matter of fact

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in reality

Actually, in fact, as in He may seem slow to you, but in reality he's very intelligent. [Second half of 1600s]

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in reality

In fact; actually.

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Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Everett	['evərit]
Jorrit	-	Frisian
ÈRic	-	Catalan
Balbino	-	Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Wilfreda	wil-FRED-ə	English (Rare)
GracÍLia	grə-SEEL-yə	Portuguese