reality
US /ˌriˈæləˌti/
Definition
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
In reality, the project took twice as long as we had planned.
Word Family
Synonyms
- actualitythe state of actually existing objectively
- trutha fact that has been verified
- facta piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
Collocations
- Easy face reality and accept truthto confront or deal with directly regarding reality and accept truth
- Medium bring innovative concepts into realityto cause or carry to a place or result regarding innovative concepts into reality
- Hard a stark disconnect between rhetoric and realityreferring to a stark disconnect between rhetoric and reality
- Very Hard a harsh reality check for investorsreferring to a harsh reality check for investors
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.