Antonyms for in fact

Grammar : Adj, adv

Spell : fakt

Phonetic Transcription : fækt

Definition of in fact

Origin : 1530s, "action," especially "evil deed," from Latin factum "event, occurrence," literally "thing done," neuter past participle of facere "to do" (see factitious). Usual modern sense of "thing known to be true" appeared 1630s, from notion of "something that has actually occurred." Facts of life "harsh realities" is from 1854; specific sense of "human sexual functions" first recorded 1913.

As in actually : adj truly real, existent
As in quite : adv completely
As in really : adv without a doubt
As in simply : adv absolutely, completely
As in substantially : adv to a large extent
As in truly : adv really, doubtlessly
As in de facto : adv from the fact
As in genuinely : adv really
As in verily : adv really
As in de facto : adv in reality

Synonyms for in fact

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