1. [Adjective]: presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions"

2. [Adjective]: existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not; "de facto segregation is as real as segration imposed by law"; "a de facto state of war"

3. being or existing at the present moment; "the ship''s actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West"

4. taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated; "we saw the actual wedding on television"; "filmed the actual beating"

5. being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma"

6. of the nature of fact; having actual existence; "rocks and trees...the actual world"; "actual heroism"; "the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced"

1. actualized

2. actualised

3. effective

4. very(a)

5. current

6. real

7. existent

8. true

1. potential

2. possible

3. de_jure