factual

The word “factual” has 3 syllables: fac-tu-al

It's pronounced as /ˈfæktʃuəl/


What is synonym and antonym for factual?

In the thesaurus, “factual” has 84 synonyms and 70 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for factual along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for factual

  • absolute
  • accurate
  • actual
  • attested
  • authentic
  • authenticated
  • authoritative
  • believable
  • bona fide
  • card-carrying
  • certain
  • certifiable
  • certified
  • circumstantial
  • close
  • concrete
  • confirmable
  • confirmed
  • convincing
  • credible
  • de facto
  • demonstrable
  • demonstrated
  • descriptive
  • documentary
  • documented
  • effective
  • established
  • exact
  • existent
  • faithful
  • final
  • genuine
  • hard
  • historical
  • incontestable
  • incontrovertible
  • indisputable
  • indubitable
  • inescapable
  • irrefutable
  • legit
  • legitimate
  • literal
  • matter-of-fact
  • nonfictional
  • objective
  • on the level
  • palpable
  • plain
  • positive
  • precise
  • provable
  • proven
  • real
  • real-life
  • real-world
  • realistic
  • reliable
  • right
  • righteous
  • simple
  • specific
  • substantial
  • substantiated
  • supportable
  • sure
  • sure-enough
  • sustainable
  • tangible
  • true
  • true to life
  • unadorned
  • unbiased
  • undeniable
  • undoubted
  • unmistakable
  • unquestionable
  • valid
  • validated
  • verifiable
  • verified
  • veritable
  • very

Antonyms for factual

Meanings of factual

  • adjective
    1. Pertaining to or consisting of objective claims.
    2. True, accurate, corresponding to reality.

Example Sentences

  • The journalist aimed to provide a factual account of the events.
  • In a debate, it's essential to rely on factual information to strengthen your position.
  • The documentary filmmaker focused on presenting a factual portrayal of the historical event.
  • The detective's report was thorough and factual, leaving no room for speculation.
  • Scientists base their conclusions on factual evidence gathered through rigorous research.

On this page you'll find 154 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to factual, such as: absolute, abstract, accurate, actual, alleged, apocryphal, assumed.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

objective

  • accepted
  • actual
  • aim
  • ambition
  • aspiration
  • authentic
  • balanced
  • bona fide
  • bourn
  • bourne
  • candid
  • certain
  • cold
  • confirmable
  • cool
  • demonstrable
  • design
  • desire
  • destination
  • detached
  • disinterested
  • dispassionate
  • documentary
  • documented
  • dream
  • empiric
  • empirical
  • end
  • end in view
  • equal
  • equitable
  • established
  • evenhanded
  • existential
  • experiential
  • experimental
  • factual
  • fair
  • forthright
  • frank
  • genuine
  • goal
  • grail
  • ground zero
  • hard
  • historical
  • holy grail
  • hope
  • idea
  • ideal
  • impartial
  • impersonal
  • incontestable
  • incontrovertible
  • indifferent
  • indisputable
  • intent
  • intention
  • irrefutable
  • judicial
  • just
  • like it is
  • literal
  • mark
  • material
  • matter-of-fact
  • meaning
  • mind
  • mission
  • name of the game
  • nirvana
  • nondiscriminatory
  • nonfictional
  • nonpartisan
  • object
  • observational
  • open
  • open-minded
  • plain
  • plan
  • plot
  • point
  • pretension
  • project
  • provable
  • purpose
  • rational
  • real
  • reasonable
  • reliable
  • right
  • scheme
  • simple
  • square
  • straight
  • straightforward
  • strictly business
  • supportable
  • sustainable
  • target
  • terminus
  • thing
  • tried
  • tried-and-true
  • true
  • unbiased
  • uncolored
  • undeniable
  • undoubted
  • unemotional
  • uninvolved
  • unprejudiced
  • unprepossessed
  • unquestionable
  • verifiable
  • wish
  • zero

ultraprecise

  • absolute
  • accurate
  • authentic
  • careful
  • certain
  • clear-cut
  • close
  • concrete
  • confirmed
  • correct
  • corroborated
  • dead
  • dead-on
  • decisive
  • definable
  • defined
  • definite
  • deft
  • detailed
  • determined
  • discriminating
  • discriminative
  • distinct
  • errorless
  • established
  • exact
  • explicit
  • factual
  • faithful
  • genuine
  • incontestable
  • incontrovertible
  • indisputable
  • indubitable
  • irrefutable
  • judicious
  • just
  • literal
  • matter-of-fact
  • methodical
  • meticulous
  • on the button
  • on the money
  • on the nose
  • particular
  • positive
  • precise
  • proper
  • punctilious
  • punctual
  • regular
  • right
  • rigid
  • rigorous
  • scientific
  • scrupulous
  • severe
  • sharp
  • skillful
  • solid
  • sound
  • specific
  • strict
  • substantiated
  • supported
  • sure
  • systematic
  • true
  • truthful
  • undeniable
  • unerring
  • unmistakable
  • unqualified
  • unquestionable
  • valid
  • validated
  • veracious

validated

  • absolute
  • accepted
  • accurate
  • achieved
  • actual
  • adduced
  • advocated
  • affirmed
  • alleged
  • allowed
  • approved
  • argued
  • ascertained
  • asserted
  • assured
  • attested
  • authentic
  • authenticated
  • authoritative
  • authorized
  • averred
  • avouched
  • avowed
  • backed
  • believable
  • blessed
  • bona fide
  • bore out
  • buttressed
  • cashable
  • certain
  • certifiable
  • certified
  • chosen
  • circumstantiated
  • clinched
  • closed
  • commended
  • concluded
  • concrete
  • confessed
  • confirmed
  • convincing
  • corroborated
  • de facto
  • declared
  • definitive
  • demonstrated
  • dependable
  • deposed
  • determined
  • documented
  • effective
  • endorsed
  • established
  • evidenced
  • evinced
  • existent
  • factual
  • faithful
  • final
  • found out
  • genuine
  • guaranteed
  • hard
  • identified
  • incontestable
  • incontrovertible
  • indisputable
  • indubitable
  • inescapable
  • irrefutable
  • learned
  • legalized
  • legit
  • literal
  • made official
  • nailed
  • notarized
  • objectified
  • objective
  • palpable
  • passed
  • permitted
  • positive
  • professed
  • proved
  • proven
  • ratified
  • real
  • real-life
  • real-world
  • realistic
  • recognized
  • recommended
  • recorded
  • reenforced
  • reinforced
  • reliable
  • righteous
  • sanctioned
  • scholarly
  • sealed
  • settled
  • sound
  • sponsored
  • substantial
  • substantiated
  • supported
  • sure
  • sure-enough
  • sustained
  • sworn to
  • tangible
  • testified
  • true
  • trustworthy
  • truthful
  • undeniable
  • underwritten
  • unmistakable
  • unquestionable
  • upheld
  • valid
  • verifiable
  • verified
  • veritable
  • very
  • vindicated
  • vouched
  • vouched for
  • warranted
  • witnessed

observational

  • accepted
  • actual
  • demonstrable
  • empiric
  • empirical
  • established
  • existential
  • experient
  • experiential
  • experimental
  • factual
  • genuine
  • hard
  • indisputable
  • material
  • objective
  • observed
  • pragmatic
  • provable
  • provisional
  • real
  • speculative
  • tried
  • tried-and-true
  • undeniable
  • verifiable

absolute

  • absolutist
  • accurate
  • actual
  • airtight
  • all-out
  • all-powerful
  • almighty
  • antidemocratic
  • antirepublican
  • arbitrary
  • arrant
  • authentic
  • authoritarian
  • autocratic
  • autocratical
  • autonomous
  • blank
  • blooming
  • bodacious
  • bulletproof
  • categoric
  • categorical
  • certain
  • clarified
  • classic
  • clean
  • clear
  • cogent
  • compelling
  • complete
  • completed
  • concentrated
  • conclusive
  • confirmed
  • constant
  • consummate
  • convincing
  • correct
  • crashing
  • czarist
  • damn
  • damned
  • dandy
  • dead
  • deadly
  • decided
  • deciding
  • decisive
  • definite
  • definitive
  • despotic
  • determinate
  • determinative
  • dictatorial
  • dispositive
  • domineering
  • downright
  • dreadful
  • endless
  • entire
  • eternal
  • exact
  • excellent
  • exceptional
  • expert
  • extraordinary
  • extreme
  • fabulous
  • factual
  • fair
  • fancy
  • faultless
  • filtered
  • fine
  • finished
  • first-class
  • first-rate
  • fixed
  • flat
  • flat out
  • flat-out
  • flawless
  • free
  • fresh
  • frightful
  • full
  • full-bodied
  • genuine
  • grand
  • great
  • habitual
  • hands-down
  • high-grade
  • high-handed
  • hopeless
  • horrible
  • huge
  • ideal
  • immaculate
  • impeccable
  • imperious
  • inarguable
  • incontestable
  • incontrovertible
  • indefectible
  • indisputable
  • indubitable
  • inerrant
  • infallible
  • infinite
  • intact
  • inveterate
  • irrefutable
  • irreproachable
  • jackbooted
  • last
  • letter-perfect
  • magisterial
  • main
  • marvellous
  • marvelous
  • masterful
  • masterly
  • mint
  • monocratic
  • neat
  • no catch
  • no fine print
  • no holds barred
  • no ifs ands or buts
  • no joke
  • no strings attached
  • omnipotent
  • oppressive
  • out-and-out
  • outright
  • perfect
  • perfected
  • perpetual
  • persuasive
  • picture-book
  • picture-perfect
  • plain
  • plenary
  • plumb
  • polished
  • positive
  • precise
  • preeminent
  • prime
  • profound
  • pure
  • purified
  • rank
  • real
  • refined
  • regular
  • rendered
  • seamless
  • self-governing
  • self-ruling
  • sheer
  • simple
  • sovereign
  • sovran
  • special
  • stark
  • stone
  • straight
  • straight out
  • straight-out
  • strong
  • superb
  • superior
  • superlative
  • supreme
  • sure
  • surpassing
  • taintless
  • telling
  • terrible
  • terrific
  • thorough
  • thoroughgoing
  • top
  • top-notch
  • total
  • totalitarian
  • tried
  • tsarist
  • tyrannic
  • tyrannical
  • tyrannous
  • tzarist
  • ultimate
  • unabridged
  • unadulterated
  • unalloyed
  • unambiguous
  • unanswerable
  • unblemished
  • unbruised
  • unchallenged
  • uncombined
  • unconditional
  • uncontaminated
  • uncontested
  • uncorrupted
  • undamaged
  • undebatable
  • undefiled
  • undeniable
  • undiluted
  • undisputable
  • undisputed
  • undying
  • unequivocal
  • unerring
  • unfailing
  • unflawed
  • unimpaired
  • uninjured
  • unlimited
  • unmarred
  • unmitigated
  • unmixed
  • unpolluted
  • unqualified
  • unquestionable
  • unremitting
  • unrestricted
  • unspoiled
  • unsurpassed
  • untainted
  • untarnished
  • utter
  • veritable
  • very
  • whole

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