| Main Entry: |
fact |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
verifiable truth; reality |
Synonyms: |
actuality,
appearance,
authenticity,
basis, bottom line, brass tacks,
case,
certainty, certitude, concrete happening,
dope*,
evidence,
experience, genuineness, gospel, gospel truth, how it is,
intelligence,
law, like it is,
matter*, naked truth, palpability, permanence,
scene, scripture, solidity,
stability, substantiality,
verity, what's what
|
Antonyms: |
fabrication, lie
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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