Synonyms of fact

fact

noun

ˈfakt 

1

as in reality

the quality of being actual

like other scientists, astronomers deal in the realm of fact, not speculation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reality
• truth
• authenticity
• actuality
• materiality
• factuality
• verity
• genuineness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unreality
• fiction
• fantasy
• fancy
• irreality
• fictitiousness
• dreaminess
• surreality

2

as in case

something that actually exists

once considered a wild fantasy, the Internet is now a fact of everyday life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• case
• reality
• phenomenon
• actuality
• certainty
• materiality
• occurrence
• circumstance
• event
• inevitability
• thing
• element
• item
• particular

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fiction
• illusion
• possibility
• fantasy
• probability
• potentiality
• eventuality

3

as in detail

a single piece of information

a book of little-known facts about famous people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• detail
• article
• specific
• point
• particular
• element
• particularity
• item
• part
• factor
• circumstance
• aspect
• datum
• nicety
• evidence
• information
• ingredient
• component
• member
• constituent
• knowledge
• facet
• exhibit
• database

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• myth
• error
• misconception
• fallacy
• falsehood
• inaccuracy
• misstatement

4

as in information

facts plural a collection of factual knowledge about something

after reading the facts on the situation, the president concluded that an outbreak of hostilities was all but certain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• information
• data
• findings
• intelligence

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fact

But scrutiny is not a licence to distort facts, amplify unsubstantiated allegations or manufacture distractions designed to undermine progress. — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

Complicating the situation further was the fact that fellow Summer House star Ciara Miller previously dated Wilson and was a longtime friend of Batula’s. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026

Impermanence turns out to be the cruelest fact and the most merciful one at once. — Dr. Lucy McBride, Time, 8 Aug. 2026

Ariana Grande, the pop star and actor, is also a person, of flesh and blood, but unknowable beyond that bare fact from the vantage of a stranger, no matter the ubiquity of her image. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing fact

• as a matter of fact
• in fact
• in point of fact