(a)real, existentbeing or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory“real objects”, “real people; not ghosts”, “a film based on real life”, “a real illness”, “real humility”, “Life is real! Life is earnest!” (Longfellow)
(a)realno less than what is stated; worthy of the name“the real reason”, “real war”, “a real friend”, “a real woman”, “meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal”, “it's time he had a real job”, “it's no penny-ante job--he's making real money”
(a)substantial, real, materialhaving substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary“the substantial world”, “a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical”, “The wind was violent and felt substantial enough to lean against”
(s)realnot to be taken lightly“statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems”, “to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real”
(s)actual, genuine, literal, realbeing or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something“her actual motive”, “a literal solitude like a desert” (G.K.Chesterton), “a genuine dilemma”
(r)very, really, real, rattlingused to give emphasis“she was very gifted”, “he played very well”, “a really enjoyable evening”, “I'm real sorry about it”, “a rattling good yarn”