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

An emotional truth about what you’re owed in a close relationship or joint venture comes up for review today.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
If your team is afraid to name real weaknesses, or if leadership dismisses uncomfortable truths, the analysis won’t do what it’s meant to do.

— Nancy Padberg, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of truth

Noun

By changing the current sent to the motor, the researchers can set its jump height with single-centimeter accuracy.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
The complication shows the moon phases for both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, with a 135-tooth driving wheel that drastically enhances accuracy, deviating by just one day every 122 years.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of accuracy

Noun

Chalk it up to how busy guys’ lives have gotten, loosening gender norms, or the simple fact that pockets are inadequate for modern life’s necessities.

— Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2026
Diamonds are generally difficult to invest in due to the fact that there is no standardized spot market for them.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 26 Sep. 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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