Antonyms for factual

Grammar : Adj

Spell : fak-choo-uh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfæk tʃu əl

Definition of factual

Origin : 1834, from fact on model of actual. Related: Factually.

adj real, correct

Example sentences :

I told you, Brent, there was often a factual basis for fables—remember?
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 » by Various

But his confutation was the factual confutation of experience.
Extract from : « The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 (2 vols) » by Thomas De Quincey

They are in great part responsible for the factual matter in this book.
Extract from : « Space Platform » by Murray Leinster

Possibility and not factual evidence support this hypothesis.
Extract from : « The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3 » by Rollin H. Baker

He'd simply answer the factual truth to the question that had been asked.
Extract from : « Perchance to Dream » by Richard Stockham

The real story, the absolute, factual truth, without any nonsense.
Extract from : « Martyr » by Alan Edward Nourse

She doubted if it were fiction; the paragraphs had a solid, factual look.
Extract from : « Omnilingual » by H. Beam Piper

Ultimately we should have to be satisfied with some factual conjunction and method in events.
Extract from : « Winds Of Doctrine » by George Santayana

The emphasis must be on the fact; what is factual may be discovered, and these discoveries may be of use.
Extract from : « Criminal Psychology » by Hans Gross

Professor Sykes was prone to favor dry, factual explanations.
Extract from : « The Space Pioneers » by Carey Rockwell

Synonyms for factual

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