Antonyms for factual


Grammar : Adj
Spell : fak-choo-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfæk tʃu əl


Definition of factual

Origin :
  • 1834, from fact on model of actual. Related: Factually.
  • adj real, correct
Example sentences :
  • I told you, Brent, there was often a factual basis for fables—remember?
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 » by Various
  • But his confutation was the factual confutation of experience.
  • Extract from : « The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 (2 vols) » by Thomas De Quincey
  • They are in great part responsible for the factual matter in this book.
  • Extract from : « Space Platform » by Murray Leinster
  • Possibility and not factual evidence support this hypothesis.
  • Extract from : « The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3 » by Rollin H. Baker
  • He'd simply answer the factual truth to the question that had been asked.
  • Extract from : « Perchance to Dream » by Richard Stockham
  • The real story, the absolute, factual truth, without any nonsense.
  • Extract from : « Martyr » by Alan Edward Nourse
  • She doubted if it were fiction; the paragraphs had a solid, factual look.
  • Extract from : « Omnilingual » by H. Beam Piper
  • Ultimately we should have to be satisfied with some factual conjunction and method in events.
  • Extract from : « Winds Of Doctrine » by George Santayana
  • The emphasis must be on the fact; what is factual may be discovered, and these discoveries may be of use.
  • Extract from : « Criminal Psychology » by Hans Gross
  • Professor Sykes was prone to favor dry, factual explanations.
  • Extract from : « The Space Pioneers » by Carey Rockwell

Synonyms for factual

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