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Synonyms & Antonyms of factual
1
restricted to or based on fact
- a factual biography of George Washington that scoffs at the story about the cherry tree
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- 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
Antonyms for factual
2
existing in fact and not merely as a possibility
- a serious scientist, she is only interested in factual phenomena and lets others speculate about the hypothetical
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“Factual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factual. Accessed 25 Sep. 2022.
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The first known use of factual was circa 1832
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