Synonyms for real thing
real thing

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1. real McCoy, real thing, real stuffnoun

   informal usage attributing authenticity

   Synonyms:
   real McCoy, real stuff

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1. • Authenticity

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1. Meghan McCain:

   We gather to mourn the passing of American greatness, the real thing, not cheap rhetoric from men who will never come near the sacrifice, those that live lives of comfort and privilege while he suffered and served.

2. Gareth Mostyn:

   If they have a choice between a diamond that was created three billion years ago by nature and one grown in a factory last week, customers want the real thing.

3. Albert Einstein:

   Quantum mechanics is certainly imposing. But an inner voice tells me that it is not yet the real thing. The theory says a lot, but does not really bring us closer to the secret of the 'Old One.' I, at any rate, am convinced that He is not playing at dice.

4. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe:

   Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing; a confusion of the real with the ideal never goes unpunished.

5. Alessio Patalano:

   In naval war, attrition is a real thing, so the ability to replace is vital.