factual
of or relating to facts; concerning facts: factual accuracy.
based on or restricted to facts: a factual report.
Origin of factual
1Other words from factual
- fac·tu·al·ly, adverb
- fac·tu·al·i·ty, fac·tu·al·ness, noun
- non·fac·tu·al, adjective
- non·fac·tu·al·ly, adverb
- un·fac·tu·al, adjective
- un·fac·tu·al·ly, adverb
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How to use factual in a sentence
Wiggling out of this factual bind has required all of Carlson’s resourcefulness.
In attacking Ocasio-Cortez, Tucker Carlson maxes out on hypocrisy | Erik Wemple | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostConspiracy theories derive their efficacy precisely from the thrill of uniting the seemingly factual with the scandalously outrageous – in the Middle Ages, just as in the present.
What the QAnon of the 6th Century Teaches Us About Conspiracies | Roland Betancourt | February 3, 2021 | TimeIn NewsFeed Defenders, players run a fictional social media site and need to scrutinize the news coming in to check whether it’s factual and so can go online, or is misleading and so deserves to be junked.
She recounts the story of the shooting of her brother in great, although completely fictional, detail, which is a bit confusing tucked into a generally factual memoir.
Nadia Owusu’s ‘Aftershocks’ is a moving tale of identity, loss and finding home | Marion Winik | January 12, 2021 | Washington PostThe PAA questions for Ubigi are simple, factual questions, whereas one of Umbro’s PAA questions requires a value judgment.
The expansion of People Also Ask in the search results | Jason Barnard | December 14, 2020 | Search Engine Land
British Dictionary definitions for factual
/ (ˈfæktʃʊəl) /
of, relating to, or characterized by facts
of the nature of fact; real; actual
Derived forms of factual
- factualism, noun
- factualist, noun
- factualistic, adjective
- factually, adverb
- factualness or factuality, noun
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