factual | Definition of factual

Synonyms and 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

Synonyms of factual

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

Words Related to factual

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 factual

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 factual

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

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

Synonyms of factual

actual, concrete, de facto, effective, existent, genuine, real, sure-enough, true, very

Words Related to factual

attested, authenticated, confirmed, demonstrated, established, proven, substantiated, valid, validated, verified

incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, inescapable, irrefutable, undeniable, unquestionable

believable, convincing, literal, realistic, unmistakable, verifiable

authentic, bona fide, real-life, real-world

absolute, certain, final, hard, objective, palpable, positive, substantial, tangible

authoritative, certifiable, certified

Near Antonyms of factual

alleged, assumed, reputed, supposed

conceived, envisaged, envisioned, imagined, pictured, visualized

chimerical (also chimeric), fabled, fanciful, fictional, fictitious, illusory, legendary

fabricated, fake, imaginary, invented, made-up, make-believe, pretend, romantic

abstract, symbolic, unreal

Antonyms of factual

conjectural, hypothetical, ideal, inexistent, nonexistent, platonic, possible, potential, suppositional, theoretical (also theoretic)