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View synonyms for factual

factual

[ fak-choo-uhl ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to facts; concerning facts:

    factual accuracy.

  2. based on or restricted to facts:

    a factual report.



factual

/ ˈfæktʃʊəl /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characterized by facts
  2. of the nature of fact; real; actual
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌfactualˈistic, adjective
  • ˈfactualness, noun
  • ˈfactualist, noun
  • ˈfactualism, noun
  • ˈfactually, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • factu·al·ly adverb
  • factu·ali·ty factu·al·ness noun
  • non·factu·al adjective
  • non·factu·al·ly adverb
  • un·factu·al adjective
  • un·factu·al·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of factual1

First recorded in 1825–35; fact + -ual, after actual or effectual
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

"Our role was not to decide whether Nicola Packer's actions were right or wrong; but to make a factual judgement about whether she knew she was beyond the legal limit when she accessed abortion medication."

From BBC

Trump doesn’t believe in an empirical reality based on facts and science, but only on what he proclaims to be factual and true.

From Salon

For the series' lead writer Jonathan Lee, creating a factual drama 37 years later was also a way of exploring the human stories behind the horror.

From BBC

But the appeals court disagreed four months later, saying that Lee’s claims should be understood as subjective viewpoints, rather than factual statements.

But China's Commerce Ministry rebuffed this as "groundless with no factual basis".

From BBC

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