FACTUALITY Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

factuality

noun

Definition of factuality

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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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 factuality Your mileage may vary with senseless AI text as a source of amusement, but there’s something to be said about foregrounding AI’s often absurd flaws and its potential for misuse, rather than dressing it up as some impartial arbiter of factuality. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 13 May 2026 In the realm of AI factuality, 9 out of 10 isn’t even that bad. — ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Another risk to democracy, Panditharatne pointed out, is that some politicians will dismiss truths in what is known as the liar’s dividend.

— Anagilmara Vílchez, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
There's a kernel of truth to it; Ohtani was clearly limited by several injuries down the stretch, with a lengthy slump accompanying an increase in chase rate and swing and miss.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of truth

Noun

In Samo’s warped reality, omnipresent hornets gain an evil power, forcing him to confront his mother in what could turn into a brutal showdown.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2026
The reality is that this effect was a deliberate design choice to soften the edges of the villa and smooth out its different volumes.

— Francesca Longoni, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of reality

Noun

Newborn kangaroos Along with photos of Irwin and Lew, the KC Zoo shared facts about how red kangaroos develop after they are born.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
Tech1’s organizers have, like Snitkovsky, asserted that the timing was adjusted simply to take advantage of the fact that so many expat Israelis would be flying in to vote.

— Daniel Brook, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of fact

Noun

An effective story must have the unity and lyricism of a poem while giving the comforting facticity of a novel.

— Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2020
Molina seems to be trying to prove a point here, something about what can be lost by emphasizing the facticity and evidentiary value of archival research.

— Jacob Silverman, New Republic, 16 Aug. 2017

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