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Synonyms for virtual
ˈvɜr tʃu əlvir·tu·al

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Wiktionary2.0 / 6 votes

  1. virtualadjective

    Synonyms:
    de facto

    Antonyms:
    real, legal, de jure

  2. virtualadjective

    In C++, a virtual member function of a class.

    Synonyms:
    de facto

    Antonyms:
    real, legal, de jure

  3. virtualadjective

    Nearly, almost. (A relatively recent corruption of meaning, attributed to misuse in advertising and media.)

    The angry peasants were a virtual army as they attacked the castle.

    Synonyms:
    de facto

    Antonyms:
    de jure, real, legal

  4. virtualadjective

    Of something that is simulated in a computer or on-line.

    The virtual world of his computer game allowed character interaction.

    Synonyms:
    de facto

    Antonyms:
    real, de jure, legal

  5. virtualadjective

    In object-oriented programming, capable of being overridden with a different implementation in a subclass.

    Synonyms:
    de facto

    Antonyms:
    real, legal, de jure

  6. virtualadjective

    Related to technology.

    virtual communication

    Synonyms:
    de facto

    Antonyms:
    de jure, real, legal

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. virtual

    Synonyms:
    potential, implied, constructive, practical, substantial, indirect, essential, implicit

    Antonyms:
    stated, expressed, categorical, direct, sensible, material, definite, developed, explicit

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. virtual(a), practical(a)adjective

    being actually such in almost every respect

    "a practical failure"; "the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin"

    Antonyms:
    unessential, unrealistic, inessential

  2. virtual(a)adjective

    existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact

    "a virtual dependence on charity"; "a virtual revolution"; "virtual reality"

    Antonyms:
    unessential, unrealistic, inessential

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. virtualadjective

    Synonyms:
    potential, in essence or effect though not in fact

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words1.0 / 1 vote

  1. virtualadjective

    Synonyms:
    potential, energizing, practical, essential

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "virtual":

    virtuelles, virtual-to-virtual, virtualized

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#1224potential
#1633virtual
#2131essential
#2735practical
#4434substantial
#6670implied
#7518indirect
#12234implicit
#12703constructive
#118400virtualized
#210538virtuelles

How to use virtual in a sentence?

  1. Francisco Jeronimo:

    We will see a lot of stuff around 360-degree cameras and virtual reality headsets with a smartphone, commodities rather than innovation.

  2. Tim Pagett:

    The incumbents will have to respond to it (aggressive fee pricing), but virtual banks still have to make money, while they don't have to carry the cost of physical branch networks, they do actually have to carry cost and they do have shareholders who have certain return expectations.

  3. Michael Inouye:

    For celebrities, like brands, this is another way for them to engage with their fans and audiences, this could be through virtual events, concerts, shows and more. They could sell virtual merchandise so fans could show their fandom both in their real and virtual lives.

  4. Tyler Miller:

    The presence of people in a room carries with it a weight and an experience that cannot be duplicated in the virtual.

  5. Ehud Ronn:

    Trading has been a virtual four-letter word at Exxon.


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