factual

factual
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. real, indisputable, demonstrable. See certainty, existence, truth.Ant., fictitious, unreal.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. exact, true, actual, descriptive; see accurate 1 , 2 , genuine 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
true, actual, realistic, literal, authentic, faithful, correct, exact, sound, valid, credible, legitimate, certain, unquestionable.
ANT.: untrue, false, fictitious, fanciful, made up
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Based on fact: hard. See REAL.

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