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— read·i·ness noun

— at the ready

: ready for immediate use

Synonyms

[1] fit, go, set; also conditioned, primed; braced, fortified, steeled; qualified, trained

Antonyms

unprepared, unready

[2b] amenable, disposed, game, glad, inclined, willing—more at WILLING

[3] alert, expeditious, prompt, quick, willing—more at QUICK

2ready verb read·ied; ready·ing : to make ready

Synonyms

equip, fit, prepare, qualify, season—more at QUALIFY

brace, forearm, fortify, nerve, steel, strengthen—more at FORTIFY

ready–made adjective : already made up for general sale : not specially made

— ready–made noun

ready room noun : a room in which pilots are briefed and await orders

re·agent noun : a substance that takes part in or brings about a particular chemical reaction

1real adjective [ORIGIN: ME, real, relating to things (in law), fr. AF, fr. ML & LL; ML realis relating to things (in law), fr. LL, real, fr. L res thing, fact]

1 : of or relating to fixed or immovable things (as land) <~ property>

2 : not artificial, fraudulent, or illusory : GENUINE

3 : occurring or existing in actuality

— re·al·ness noun

— for real

1 : in earnest

2 : GENUINE

Synonyms

[2] artless, authentic, bona fide, genuine, honest, ingenuous, innocent, naive, natural, simple, sincere, true, unaffected, unpretentious

[3] actual, concrete, existent, factual, true, very—more at ACTUAL

2real adverb : to a high degree : VERY

real estate noun : property in buildings and land

re·al·ism noun 1 : the disposition to face facts and to deal with them practically

2 : true and faithful portrayal of nature and of people in art or literature

— re·al·ist adjective or noun

— re·al·is·ti·cal·ly adverb

re·al·is·tic adjective 1 : of, relating to, or marked by literary or artistic realism

2 : facing reality squarely : not impractical or visionary

Synonyms

[1] lifelike, natural, near—more at NATURAL

[2] down-to-earth, earthy, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, practical, pragmatic; also philistine, utilitarian; logical, rational, reasonable, sane, sensible, sound; hard-boiled, unromantic, unsentimental; cynical, disillusioned

Antonyms

idealistic, impractical, unrealistic, utopian, visionary

re·al·i·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : the quality or state of being real

2 : something real

3 : the totality of real things and events

Synonyms

actuality, existence, subsistence—more at EXISTENCE

re·al·iz·able adjective : capable of being realized

Synonyms

achievable, attainable, doable, feasible, possible, practicable, viable, workable—more at POSSIBLE

re·al·i·za·tion noun : the action of realizing : the state of being realized

Synonyms

accomplishment, achievement, actuality, attainment, consummation, fruition, fulfillment—more at FRUITION

re·al·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing 1 : to make actual : ACCOMPLISH

2 : to convert into money <~ assets>

3 : to bring or get by sale, investment, or effort : OBTAIN, GAIN <~ a profit>

4 : to be aware of

Synonyms

ascertain, catch on, discover, find out, hear, learn, see—more at DISCOVER

re·al·ly adverb 1 : in truth : in fact

2 : without any question — used as an intensifier

Synonyms

[1] actually, frankly, genuinely, honestly, truly, truthfully, verily—more at ACTUALLY

[2] certainly, definitely, doubtless, forsooth, incontestably, indeed, indisputably, surely, truly, undeniably, undoubtedly, unquestionably—more at INDEED

realm noun 1 : KINGDOM

2 : an area or range over or within which someone or something acts, exists, or has influence or significance : SPHERE, DOMAIN

Synonyms

area, arena, demesne, department, discipline, domain, field, line, province, specialty, sphere—more at FIELD

real number noun : a number that has no imaginary part

re·al·po·li·tik noun, often cap [ORIGIN: G]

: politics based on practical and material factors rather than on theoretical or ethical objectives

real time noun : the actual time during which something