real thing

Questions about real thing

What is another word for real thing?

It depends which real thing you mean. In the sense “informal usage attributing authenticity”, the synonyms are real McCoy, real stuff. Across all 1 sense there are 2 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of real thing?

WordNet records no antonym for real thing. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for real thing come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of real thing

• Full entry for real thingAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for real thingWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
• Thesaurus homeHow WordNet synsets work, and the collections built for synonym work.