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historical

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of historical

restricted to or based on fact

a historical novel that tells the story of Hannibalʼs crossing of the Alps through the eyes of a young boy

Synonyms of historical

documentary, factual, hard, literal, matter-of-fact, nonfictional, objective, true

Words Related to historical

actual, authentic, bona fide, genuine, real, right

documented, established

confirmable, reliable, supportable, sustainable, verifiable

demonstrable, provable

incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, irrefutable, undeniable, unquestionable

certain, undoubted

Near Antonyms of historical

hypothetical, speculative, theoretical (also theoretic)

apocryphal, unauthentic, undocumented

chimerical (also chimeric), fabulous, fanciful, fantastic (also fantastical), imaginary, imagined, invented, legendary, made-up, make-believe, mythical (or mythic), pretend

embroidered, exaggerated

insupportable, unsupportable

Antonyms of historical

fictional, fictionalized, fictitious, nondocumentary, nonfactual, nonhistorical, unhistorical

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