factual
fac·tu·al
adj\ˈfak-chə-wəl, -chəl, -chü-əl, ˈfaksh-wəl\
Definition of FACTUAL
1
: of or relating to facts <a factual error>
2
: restricted to or based on fact <a factual statement>
— fac·tu·al·i·ty \ˌfak-chə-ˈwa-lə-tē\ noun
— fac·tu·al·ly \ˈfak-chə-wə-lē, -chə-lē, -chü(-ə)-lē, ˈfaksh-wə-\ adverb
— fac·tu·al·ness noun
Examples of FACTUAL
- That statement is not factual.
- a report filled with factual errors
- the factual aspects of the case
Origin of FACTUAL
fact + -ual (as in actual)
First Known Use: circa 1834
Related to FACTUAL
Antonyms: fictional, fictionalized, fictitious, nondocumentary, nonfactual, nonhistorical, unhistorical
Related Words: actual, authentic, bona fide, genuine, real, right; documented, established; confirmable, reliable, supportable, sustainable, verifiable; demonstrable, provable; incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, irrefutable, undeniable, unquestionable; plain, simple; certain, undoubted
Near Antonyms: hypothetical, speculative, theoretical (also theoretic); apocryphal, unauthentic, undocumented; chimerical (also chimeric), fabulous, fanciful, fantastic (also fantastical), imaginary, imagined, invented, legendary, made-up, make-believe, mythical (or mythic), pretend; embroidered, exaggerated; insupportable, unsupportable
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