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Synonyms & Antonyms of documentary
restricted to or based on fact
- a documentary film about the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor
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Near Antonyms for documentary
- hypothetical,
- speculative,
- theoretical
- (also theoretic)
- chimerical
- (also chimeric),
- fabulous,
- fanciful,
- fantastic
- (also fantastical),
- imaginary,
- imagined,
- invented,
- legendary,
- made-up,
- make-believe,
- mythical
- (or mythic),
- pretend
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The first known use of documentary was in 1802
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