1
as in truth
agreement with fact or reality
some viewers complained that the TV docudrama was short on factuality and long on speculation
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2
as in reality
the quality of being actual
although this account of the scheme seems like it must be fiction, its very factuality makes it all the more fascinating
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for factuality
Noun
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That’s the harsh truth no one tells you early enough.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025 -
The reports proved spurious, but Gordon still saw an emotional truth.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2025
Noun
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The images began circulating on social media the week prior to her exit, sparking widespread backlash and demands for her removal from the reality dating show.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
10 July 2025
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The most transformative ideas often come from the edges—from employees closest to the customer, to the problem, to the reality.—
Alex Goryachev,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Quantum computing can boost the accuracy of battery material simulations, optimize power grid flows and enhance the design of sustainable energy systems.—
Klaudia Zaika,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Kamut 10 grams per cup cooked Like farro, kamut is a type of wheat; in fact, the term kamut is the ancient Egyptian word for it.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
15 July 2025
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In fact, animal prints appear all throughout the property.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
14 July 2025
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Caruth’s determination to cleave simultaneously to the idea both that the traumatic memory is the only historic fact the individual possesses and that this facticity remains incapable of adequate representation is paradoxical bordering on the perverse.—
Will Self,
Harper's Magazine,
23 Nov. 2021
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This new discipline borrowed features from philology and belles lettres—period specialization and close reading, respectively—but abjured their emphasis on facticity and appreciation in favor of a new goal: interpretation.—
Evan Kindley,
The New York Review of Books,
16 Feb. 2023
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“Factuality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factuality. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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