Synonyms of de facto

de facto

adjective

as in actual

existing in fact and not merely as a possibility

with the death of his father, he became the de facto head of the family

Synonyms & Similar Words

• actual
• real
• factual
• true
• very
• genuine
• effective
• concrete
• final
• literal
• existent
• bona fide
• proven
• indisputable
• valid
• sure-enough
• unquestionable
• inescapable
• validated
• absolute
• substantial
• unmistakable
• incontestable
• irrefutable
• established
• substantiated
• demonstrated
• indubitable
• objective
• undeniable
• incontrovertible
• realistic
• authenticated
• positive
• confirmed
• tangible
• convincing
• authentic
• verified
• certain
• attested
• believable
• verifiable
• authoritative
• palpable
• real-life
• certified
• real-world
• hard
• certifiable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• potential
• possible
• hypothetical
• ideal
• theoretical
• nonexistent
• suppositional
• theoretic
• platonic
• alleged
• conjectural
• supposed
• fictional
• legendary
• fanciful
• illusory
• assumed
• fictitious
• romantic
• chimerical
• chimeric
• imaginary
• inexistent
• envisioned
• reputed
• unreal
• visualized
• conceived
• fake
• imagined
• fabled
• symbolic
• pictured
• invented
• virtual
• abstract
• envisaged
• pretend
• made-up
• fabricated
• make-believe

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• potential
• possible
• hypothetical
• ideal
• theoretical
• nonexistent
• suppositional
• theoretic
• platonic
• alleged
• conjectural
• supposed
• fictional
• legendary
• fanciful
• illusory
• assumed
• fictitious
• romantic
• chimerical
• chimeric
• imaginary
• inexistent
• envisioned
• reputed
• unreal
• visualized
• conceived
• fake
• imagined
• fabled
• symbolic
• pictured
• invented
• virtual
• abstract
• envisaged
• pretend
• made-up
• fabricated
• make-believe

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