'in reality' definitions:
Definition of 'in reality'
(from WordNet)
adverb
Used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly; "you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out"; "she actually spoke Latin"; "they thought they made the rules but in reality they were only puppets"; "people who seem stand- offish are in reality often simply nervous" [syn: actually, in reality]
Synonyms of 'in reality'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolutely,
- actually,
- certainly,
- de facto,
- factually,
- forsooth,
- genuinely,
- historically,
- in actuality,
- in effect,
- in fact,
- in truth,
- in very sooth,
- indeed,
- indeedy,
- manifestly,
- nothing else but,
- obviously,
- of a truth,
- positively,
- really,
- really-truly,
- truly,
- undoubtedly,
- verily,
- veritably,
- with truth