Entry Word: fact

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 the quality of being actual <like other scientists, astronomers deal in the realm of fact, not speculation>

Synonyms actuality, factuality, materiality, reality

Related Words authenticity, genuineness, truth

Near Antonyms fancy, fantasy (also phantasy), fiction; fictitiousness

Antonyms unreality

2 something that actually exists <once considered a wild fantasy, the Internet is now a fact of everyday life>

Synonyms case, materiality, reality

Related Words certainty, inevitability; circumstance, event, occurrence, phenomenon; element, item, particular, thing

Near Antonyms eventuality, possibility, potentiality, probability

Antonyms fantasy (also phantasy), fiction, illusion

3 a single piece of information <a book of little-known facts about famous people>

Synonyms datum, detail, nicety, particular, particularity, point

Related Words article, item; element, ingredient, part; aspect, facet, factor; evidence, exhibit; database, information, knowledge

Near Antonyms error, fallacy, falsehood, misconception, myth