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reality-based

reality-based adjective: having at least some basis in reality.

Adjective

reality-based (comparative more reality-based, superlative most reality-based)

  1. Having at least some basis in reality
    • Reality-based television is television programming based on unscripted life situations, rather than scripted comedies or dramas.

Forms of reality-based

comparativemore reality-based
superlativemost reality-based

Questions about reality-based

What does reality-based mean?
Reality-based means having at least some basis in reality.
What part of speech is reality-based?
Reality-based is an adjective.

Words near reality-based in the dictionary

  1. reality therapy
  2. reality TV
  3. reality warper
  4. reality warpers
  5. reality warping
  6. reality-based
  7. reality-check
  8. realizabilities
  9. realizability
  10. realizable
  11. realizableness

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