real-world

adjective

ˈrē(-ə)l-ˈwər(-ə)ld

Synonyms of real-world next

: existing or occurring in reality : drawn from or drawing on actual events or situations : real-life

a real-world example

… the complex relationship between a word and the real-world thing it labels.—

Jean Aitchison

Digital objects aren't bound by the same constraints as real-world objects—that is, broadly speaking, the whole point of digital objects—but they're often made to look like real-world objects anyway.—

Lev Grossman

… combine the rigors of academics with the soothing realities of real-world applications.—

Ricardo Bilton

The paintings are essentially abstract, but they don't feel abstract. They feature, besides passages of figurative drawing, a real-world aura …—

Peter Schjeldahl

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Regularly run chaos engineering experiments using tools like Litmus or Gremlin to simulate real-world issues and strengthen the resilience of your system. —

Ben Ofiri, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 The real-world Benemart pop-up, which was previously on view at Selfridges London, is currently situated at Selfridges Manchester Trafford Centre until Sunday. —

Adriana Lee, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024 Our picks for the best sleeping bags all scored highly in our real-world tests. —

Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2024 Naturally, Invincible Fight Girl’s creative team took some cues from real-world wrestling. —

Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for real-world