factual
Pertaining to or consisting of objective claimsPertaining to or consisting of objective claims.
» I believe that it's not factual.
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2 sensesPertaining to or consisting of objective claims.
faktisch, sachlich, auf Tatsachen beruhend
факти́ческийfaktíčeskij, действи́тельныйdejstvítelʹnyj
True, accurate, corresponding to reality.
- of or relating to or characterized by facts
- existing in act or fact
Examples
13 sentencesI believe that it's not factual.
Don't make factual statements without a source.
That book is full of factual errors.
His remark was not intended to be a factual statement.
deSeine Äußerung war nicht als Tatsachenaussage gedacht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The factual world is often weirder than the fictional world.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From fact + -ual, modeled after, and by analogy with, actual.From fact + -ual, modeled after, and by analogy with, actual.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
more factual, most factual| Comparative | more factual Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most factual Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- existing in act or fact:actual
Antonyms
10 antonymsWord family
24 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.