factual C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈfæktʃuəl/ UK /ˈfæktʃuəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj based on or concerned with facts; actually true The report was praised for its factual accuracy. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · based on or concerned with... trueaccurateactualrealverifiableobjectiveauthentic ↔ Opposites fictionalfalseimaginaryfancifuluntrue Word family Derived forms factuallyfactualnessfactuality Related forms factfacticity Etymology AI details From fact + -ual (modeled on actual). Fact derives from Latin factum ('a thing done, a deed'), neuter past participle of facere ('to do, make'). factum Latin facere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # factual **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈfæktʃuəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfæktʃuəl/ ## Meanings 1. based on or concerned with facts; actually true ## Examples - The report was praised for its factual accuracy. ## Synonyms - true - accurate - actual - real - verifiable - objective - authentic ## Antonyms - fictional - false - imaginary - fanciful - untrue ## Derived Forms - factually - factualness - factuality ## Related Forms - fact - facticity ## Roots and Affixes - Root: factum - Root: facere ## Etymology From fact + -ual (modeled on actual). Fact derives from Latin factum ('a thing done, a deed'), neuter past participle of facere ('to do, make'). ## AI Etymology Factual is from fact + -ual (modeled on actual). Fact derives from Latin factum ('a thing done, a deed'), neuter past participle of facere ('to do, make'). Important recorded forms include factum (Latin) and facere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers based on or concerned with facts; actually true. The wider family includes derived forms such as factually, factualness, and factuality and related words such as fact and facticity. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown