Factual
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfæk.tʃ(u)əl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Factual is an adjective meaning Pertaining to or consisting of objective claims.
Meaning
Pertaining to or consisting of objective claims.
More Meanings
- True, accurate, corresponding to reality.
- (broadcasting) Programmes having content based on facts, such as documentaries.
Example Sentences
The BBC is increasing its budget for factual this year.
He knew Guardian's real name. Did he dare play that card? "Yes ma'am, that's factual information. All of it."
A book of this type is necessarily mainly factual, but it is diversified by many incidents and sidelights which help to give life to a story now accorded its due place in railway history.
Thus, the approach has more flexibility than Lamarque and Olsen's approach; in particular, it is open to the possibility that false factual claims do affect our understanding of, and our evaluation of, fictional narratives.
Synonyms for factual
Depending on context, synonyms include true, concrete, existent, actual, real.
Antonyms for factual
Common opposites include nonfactual, opinionated, subjective, biased, counterfactual, contrafactual.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include true, actual, real, existent, concrete, fact.
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