Collocations for reality - noun

awful, bitter, brutal, cold, grim, hard, harsh, painful, sad, stark
We were faced with the awful reality of having nowhere to live.

complex | underlying
He has no illusions about the underlying reality of army life.

objective, practical
the practical realities of running a children''s home

daily, everyday | external
Painters at the time were largely concerned with reproducing external reality.

commercial, economic, historical, physical, political, psychological, social
the harsh economic realities of life as a student

virtual
the use of virtual reality in computer games

become
One day her dream will become a reality.

make sth
It''s our task to make the proposals a reality.

accept, confront (sb with), face (up to), get a grip on, grasp, wake up to
She will have to face reality sooner or later. | I don''t think you have quite grasped the realities of our situation!

bear little/no, etc. relation/resemblance to, be cut off/divorced/removed from, be out of touch with, have little/not have much to do with
They are out of touch with the realities of modern warfare. | Most people''s ideas of the disease do not have much to do with the reality.

escape from | deny, ignore | bring sb back to, come/get back to, return to
He called for the committee to stop dreaming and return to reality.

distort
Most comedy relies on distorting reality.

protect/shelter/shield sb from
Her parents always tried to shield her from the realities of the world.

reflect

in ~
The media portray her as happy and successful, but in reality she has a difficult life.

a grasp of reality
He has a rather tenuous grasp of reality.

a perception/sense of reality