Reality
noun
The real world, facts, or the truth of a situation.
In reality, he’s not as strong as he likes to make out.
Often appears as...
- face reality
- escape from reality
noun
The state or quality of being or existence.
The reality of the situation is that unless we act now, we will face serious consequences.
Often appears as...
- complex reality
- harsh reality
noun
A situation that exists in real life, not just in one's mind or imagination.
For some, the dream of being a professional athlete never becomes a reality.
Often appears as...
- become a reality
- distant reality
noun
A category of television or radio programs that present people in situations that are supposedly real.
Reality TV has become very popular in recent years.
Often appears as...
- reality television
- reality tv show
Usage tips
Media
noun
The real world, facts, or the truth of a situation.
In reality, he’s not as strong as he likes to make out.
Often appears as...
- face reality
- escape from reality
noun
The state or quality of being or existence.
The reality of the situation is that unless we act now, we will face serious consequences.
Often appears as...
- complex reality
- harsh reality
noun
A situation that exists in real life, not just in one's mind or imagination.
For some, the dream of being a professional athlete never becomes a reality.
Often appears as...
- become a reality
- distant reality
noun
A category of television or radio programs that present people in situations that are supposedly real.
Reality TV has become very popular in recent years.
Often appears as...
- reality television
- reality tv show
Usage tips
Media
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Contrast Expectations
Use 'reality' to highlight a difference between expectation and actual situations.
She expected instant success, but reality had other plans.
Pro Tip 2/3Acknowledging Truth
'Face reality' is often used when someone needs to accept the truth, however unpleasant.
It's time to face reality and understand that we can't afford this.
Pro Tip 3/3Idiomatic Usage
'In reality' is a phrase used to introduce a fact contradicting a previous statement or belief.
He seemed happy, but in reality, he was very stressed.
Pro Tip 1/3Contrast Expectations
Use 'reality' to highlight a difference between expectation and actual situations.
She expected instant success, but reality had other plans.
Pro Tip 2/3Acknowledging Truth
'Face reality' is often used when someone needs to accept the truth, however unpleasant.
It's time to face reality and understand that we can't afford this.
Pro Tip 3/3Idiomatic Usage
'In reality' is a phrase used to introduce a fact contradicting a previous statement or belief.
He seemed happy, but in reality, he was very stressed.
Pro Tip 1/3Contrast Expectations
Use 'reality' to highlight a difference between expectation and actual situations.
She expected instant success, but reality had other plans.
Pro Tip 2/3Acknowledging Truth
'Face reality' is often used when someone needs to accept the truth, however unpleasant.
It's time to face reality and understand that we can't afford this.
Pro Tip 3/3Idiomatic Usage
'In reality' is a phrase used to introduce a fact contradicting a previous statement or belief.
He seemed happy, but in reality, he was very stressed.
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Video examples
The Curious Life of a...
But the reality is that the rover would sort of float over it. But we were freaked out, for a little while. So, we did some testing. And then we decided to go. But we didn't decide to go all at once. We put a toe in and then put another toe in, we drove up to the top and looked over and then we drove back. Then we said, "Okay, go." So here's the image from the other side.
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How to raise a Black son...
it was best to listen to my parents even when I didn't exactly understand why. And it's not that they didn't want me to think critically. Their parenting always sought to reconcile the tension between having my siblings and I understand the realities of the world, while ensuring that we never accepted the status quo as inevitable.
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Questions No One Knows...
The vast majority of the galaxies are separating from us so fast that light from them may never reach us. Still, our physical reality here on Earth is intimately connected to those distant, invisible galaxies. We can think of them as part of our universe. They make up a single, giant edifice
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Why don't perpetual...
but in reality, they invariably turn out to be drawing energy from some external source. Even if engineers could somehow design a machine that didn't violate the first law of thermodynamics, it still wouldn't work in the real world because of the second law. The second law of thermodynamics
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How to recognize a...
Though the name suggested impossibility, modern scientific and political progress raised hopes of these dreams finally becoming reality. But time and time again, they instead turned into nightmares of war, famine, and oppression. And as artists began to question utopian thinking,
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How To Levitate PIPE The...
this could become a feasible reality. Or how about a factory production line where component parts can be moved around seamlessly on a bed of sound, so there's no manipulation, no hands and no tools? A real-life sonic screwdriver could be closer than you think.
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Would you opt for a life...
while guaranteeing experiences of only pleasure and never pain. The catch? You have to permanently leave reality behind, but you'll hardly know the difference. Your experiences will be indistinguishable from reality. Life's natural ups and downs
Video examples
What is bipolar...
The word bipolar means two extremes. For the many millions experiencing bipolar disorder around the world, life is split between two different realities - elation and depression. Although there are many variations of bipolar disorder,
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Plato’s Allegory of the...
What is reality, knowledge, the meaning of life? Big topics you might tackle figuratively explaining existence as a journey down a road or across an ocean, a climb, a war, a book, a thread, a game, a window of opportunity,
Video examples
How to deal with...
world of the gas lighter and the real world so you can let people have their alternative facts you'll stick to reality so if the only options for me were suicide or murder how did I survive
Video examples
The Curious Life of a...
But the reality is that the rover would sort of float over it. But we were freaked out, for a little while. So, we did some testing. And then we decided to go. But we didn't decide to go all at once. We put a toe in and then put another toe in, we drove up to the top and looked over and then we drove back. Then we said, "Okay, go." So here's the image from the other side.
Video examples
How to raise a Black son...
it was best to listen to my parents even when I didn't exactly understand why. And it's not that they didn't want me to think critically. Their parenting always sought to reconcile the tension between having my siblings and I understand the realities of the world, while ensuring that we never accepted the status quo as inevitable.
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
The vast majority of the galaxies are separating from us so fast that light from them may never reach us. Still, our physical reality here on Earth is intimately connected to those distant, invisible galaxies. We can think of them as part of our universe. They make up a single, giant edifice
Video examples
Why don't perpetual...
but in reality, they invariably turn out to be drawing energy from some external source. Even if engineers could somehow design a machine that didn't violate the first law of thermodynamics, it still wouldn't work in the real world because of the second law. The second law of thermodynamics
Video examples
How to recognize a...
Though the name suggested impossibility, modern scientific and political progress raised hopes of these dreams finally becoming reality. But time and time again, they instead turned into nightmares of war, famine, and oppression. And as artists began to question utopian thinking,
Video examples
How To Levitate PIPE The...
this could become a feasible reality. Or how about a factory production line where component parts can be moved around seamlessly on a bed of sound, so there's no manipulation, no hands and no tools? A real-life sonic screwdriver could be closer than you think.
Video examples
Would you opt for a life...
while guaranteeing experiences of only pleasure and never pain. The catch? You have to permanently leave reality behind, but you'll hardly know the difference. Your experiences will be indistinguishable from reality. Life's natural ups and downs
Video examples
What is bipolar...
The word bipolar means two extremes. For the many millions experiencing bipolar disorder around the world, life is split between two different realities - elation and depression. Although there are many variations of bipolar disorder,
Video examples
Plato’s Allegory of the...
What is reality, knowledge, the meaning of life? Big topics you might tackle figuratively explaining existence as a journey down a road or across an ocean, a climb, a war, a book, a thread, a game, a window of opportunity,
Video examples
How to deal with...
world of the gas lighter and the real world so you can let people have their alternative facts you'll stick to reality so if the only options for me were suicide or murder how did I survive
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Morgan Freeman
American Actor
If you live a life of make-believe, your life isn't worth anything until you do something that does challenge your reality. And to me, sailing the open ocean is a real challenge, because it's life or death.
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Charles Barkley
American Baseball Player
I love sports because it takes me away from reality, and I tell people, 'No matter how bad your life is, if you are having problems at home, you are having problems at work, that's the beauty of sports.
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Vincent Van Gogh
Dutch Painter
It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to, the feeling for the things themselves, for reality is more important than the feeling for pictures.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
Some people have a difficult time facing truth and reality. They prefer to live in a make-believe world, pretending that certain things aren't happening.
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Walt Disney
American Businessman
You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.
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Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
Reality means you live until you die. The real truth is nobody wants reality.
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Soren Kierkegaard
Danish Philosopher
Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.
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Les Brown
American Speaker
You take on the responsibility for making your dream a reality.
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Clint Eastwood
American Actor
I always liked characters that were more grounded in reality.
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Bill Watterson
American Cartoonist
Reality continues to ruin my life.
Quote examples
Morgan Freeman
American Actor
If you live a life of make-believe, your life isn't worth anything until you do something that does challenge your reality. And to me, sailing the open ocean is a real challenge, because it's life or death.
Quote examples
Charles Barkley
American Baseball Player
I love sports because it takes me away from reality, and I tell people, 'No matter how bad your life is, if you are having problems at home, you are having problems at work, that's the beauty of sports.
Quote examples
Vincent Van Gogh
Dutch Painter
It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to, the feeling for the things themselves, for reality is more important than the feeling for pictures.
Quote examples
Joyce Meyer
American Author
Some people have a difficult time facing truth and reality. They prefer to live in a make-believe world, pretending that certain things aren't happening.
Quote examples
Walt Disney
American Businessman
You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.
Quote examples
Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
Reality means you live until you die. The real truth is nobody wants reality.
Quote examples
Soren Kierkegaard
Danish Philosopher
Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.
Quote examples
Les Brown
American Speaker
You take on the responsibility for making your dream a reality.
Quote examples
Clint Eastwood
American Actor
I always liked characters that were more grounded in reality.
Quote examples
Bill Watterson
American Cartoonist
Reality continues to ruin my life.
Example 1 of 10
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