factual

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈfæktʃuəl/ UK /ˈfæktʃuəl/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
based on or concerned with facts; actually true

The report was praised for its factual accuracy.

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Synonyms

1 adj · based on or concerned with... true accurate actual real verifiable objective authentic

Opposites

fictional false imaginary fanciful untrue

Word family

Derived forms factuallyfactualnessfactuality

Related forms factfacticity

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').

factum Latin facere Latin

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# 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

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