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factual
- /ˈfæk.tʃ(u)əl/ US
- /ˈfæk.(t)ʃ(ʊ)əl/ UK
- /ˈfæk.tj(ʊ)əl/ UK, dated
- /ˈfɛk.(t)ʃ(ʉː)əl/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -æktʃuəl, -æktʃəl, -ækʃuəl, -ækʃəl
Where it comes from
From fact + -ual, modeled after, and by analogy with, actual.
adjective more factual · most factual
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Pertaining to or consisting of objective claims.
This hypothesis goes by many names, including group resistence, the threshold effect, and the gender paradox. Because the hypothesis holds such wide appeal, it is worth revisiting the logic behind it. The hypothesis is built on the factual observation that fewer females than males act antisocially.
Opposite: unfactual, nonfactual, opinionated, subjective, biased
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True, accurate, corresponding to reality.
A book of this type is necessarily mainly factual, but it is diversified by many incidents and sidelights which help to give life to a story now accorded its due place in railway history.
Opposite: counterfactual, contrafactual, antifactual, unfactual, nonfactual, post-factual, extra-factual
noun
- Programmes having content based on facts, such as documentaries. The BBC is increasing its budget for factual this year.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: true, de facto, actual, real, existent, concrete, facto, fact, truth, accurate, matter-of-fact, real-life, realistic, truthful, specific, precise
Translations
Every language
adj of facts
| Español | fáctico, factual |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사실(事實)의 sasir-ui |
| 日本語 | 事実上の jijitsujō no |
| 中文 | 事實 /事实 shìshí |
| हिन्दी | वास्तविक vāstavik |
| Kiswahili | ukweli |
| Português | factual, fatual |
| Français | effectif, factuel |
| Deutsch | faktisch, sachlich, auf Tatsachen beruhend |
| Italiano | effettivo, fattuale, concreto, reale |
| Ελληνικά | πραγματικός pragmatikós |
| Română | efectiv, faptic |
| Русский | факти́ческий faktíčeskij, действи́тельный dejstvítelʹnyj |
Talk about this word "factual." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/factual. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. factual. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/factual "factual." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/factual.Cite this
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title = {factual},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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