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fact
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of FACT
1
the quality of being actual <like other scientists, astronomers deal in the realm of fact, not speculation>
2
something that actually exists <once considered a wild fantasy, the Internet is now a fact of everyday life>
Related Words certainty, inevitability; circumstance, event, occurrence, phenomenon; element, item, particular, thing
3
a single piece of information <a book of little-known facts about famous people>
Related Words article, item; component, constituent, element, ingredient, member, part; aspect, circumstance, facet, factor; evidence, exhibit; database, information, knowledge
4
facts pl 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>
Related Words findings, intelligence
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