noun
1.
Synonyms: existence 1, being
Related Word: actualization, externalization, incarnation, materialization; achievement, attainment
Contrasted words: abstraction, ideality, transcendence
Antonyms: possibility, potentiality
2.
something that has existence
a predicted downturn in the stock market was received as if it were an actuality
Synonyms: materiality, reality
Related Word: basis, essence, substance; embodiment, incarnation
3.
Synonyms: fact 1, reality