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Synonyms & Antonyms of matter-of-fact
1
restricted to or based on fact
- a matter-of-fact recitation of the events of the last week
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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
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2
willing to see things as they really are and deal with them sensibly
- a matter-of-fact woman who didn't worry about "what ifs"
Synonyms for matter-of-fact
- down-to-earth,
- earthy,
- hardheaded,
- practical,
- pragmatic
- (also pragmatical),
- realistic
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“Matter-of-fact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matter-of-fact. Accessed 17 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of matter-of-fact was in 1712
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