What does "real life" mean?

Life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment; often used in comparison to events depicted in drama.

What is a synonym for "real life"?

Common synonyms include: actual, actual example, actual world, case study, concrete, everyday life.

noun

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Noun

1
Life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment; often used in comparison to events depicted in drama. countable, uncountable
"Near-synonyms: real world, reality"
2
the practical world as opposed to the academic world wordnet
3
Life outside of the Internet. broadly, countable, figuratively, proscribed, sometimes, uncountable
"Near-synonyms: real world, reality, real reality (intentional pleonasm under certain circumstances)"
4
Pressing day-to-day commitments. broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable
"I kept meaning to look for a better-paying job, but real life intervened."

"Near-synonyms: real world, reality"