ˈæk(t)ʃ(əw)əl ˈak(t)ʃj(ʊ)əl ˈfæk(t)ʃuəl ˈfak(t)ʃʊəl ˈfɛk(t)ʃʉɘl existing in act or fact rocks and trees … the actual world actual heroism the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced of or relating to or characterized by facts factual considerations