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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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