Synonyms:
world, reality
Meaning: all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you; "his world was shattered"; "we live in different worlds"; "for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were"
Synonyms:
reality, realness, realism
Meaning: the state of being actual or real; "the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him"
Synonyms:
reality
Meaning: the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be; "businessmen have to face harsh realities"
Usage examples
In reality what are they doing?
(2) By our absence of belief in their "physical reality";
But is the reality intended, less or more than the figure?
The anger washed away the fear and brought him back to reality.
The cheese called by this name is not in reality made of cream.
And secondly, the stupider one is, the closer one is to reality.
In reality its chief interest was in progress and in social progress.
The little white jacket was in reality a concession to Mrs. Gould's humanizing influence.
It was sheer stupidity, since nothing could have been more merciful than to lose this reality.
In reality the bell does not exist; it is only a fancy that people have taken into their heads!"