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    fact

    as in reality as in case as in detail as in i

    Synonyms of fact

    fact noun
    ˈfakt

    Definition of fact

    1 as in reality
    the quality of being actual
    like other scientists, astronomers deal in
    the realm of fact, not speculation

    Synonyms & Similar Words


    Relevance

    reality truth authenticity

    actuality materiality factuality

    verity genuineness

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    unreality fiction fantasy

    fancy phantasy irreality

    fictitiousness dreaminess

    surreality

    2 as in case
    something that actually exists
    once considered a wild fantasy, the Internet
    is now a fact of everyday life

    Synonyms & Similar Words

    case reality phenomenon

    actuality certainty materiality

    occurrence circumstance

    event inevitability thing

    element item particular

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    fiction illusion possibility

    fantasy probability phantasy

    potentiality eventuality

    3 as in detail
    a single piece of information
    a book of little-known facts about famous
    people

    Synonyms & Similar Words

    detail article specific point

    particular element

    particularity item part

    factor circumstance aspect

    datum nicety evidence

    information ingredient

    component member

    constituent knowledge facet

    exhibit database

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    myth error misconception

    fallacy falsehood inaccuracy

    misstatement

    4 as in information
    facts plural a collection of factual
    knowledge about something
    after reading the facts on the situation, the
    president concluded that an outbreak of
    hostilities was all but certain

    Synonyms & Similar Words

    information data findings

    intelligence

    Examples of fact in a Sentence

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    In fact, Prieto is proposing here an idiosyncratic


    kind of theatricality.
    Travis Jeppesen, Artforum, 19 Aug. 2024

    The actor isn’t hugely active on social media—in


    fact, his first post was shared in February this
    year and he’s got 11 total to his name.
    Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 19 Aug. 2024

    The army guys did, in fact, melt around


    Leonard’s testicles, but unfortunately none
    osmosed past his epidermis.
    Mike O’Brien, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024

    Amazingly, Urquhart — a lawyer by training —


    isn’t worried about legal trouble, despite the
    fact that psilocybin is still very much a Schedule
    I substance.
    Cassady Rosenblum, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2024

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    Phrases Containing fact

    as a matter of fact in fact

    in point of fact

    Thesaurus Entries Near fact

    facsimiles
    fact
    fact-check

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