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unfactual

unfactual

1 6.1
Not based on facts and therefore not true
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈfæktʃuəl/
translation icon : falso
  • His argument was based on unfactual assumptions that did not hold up under scrutiny.

Examples

  • The bigoted, scandalous, unfactual comments they make about Obama are amazing!

    Blog text (26)

  • The so-called tax on the middle class because of Obamacare is based on unfactual information, but that does not surprise me.

    Blog text (14)

  • And Ryan was "dishonest," "unfactual," and "unspecific."

    Blog text (28)

  • Many of the claims made in the article are ultimately unfactual and misleading.

  • The report contains several unfactual statements that need to be corrected.

Synonyms

untrue
vsunfactual
92 2.2

Not correct compared with the facts

focuses on lacking factual basis rather than just being false
counterfactual
vsunfactual
3 9.4

Describing a situation that did not happen but could have

applies to statements that are actually not based on facts or incorrect
nonfactual
vsunfactual
1 6.7

Information that is not true or not based on facts

implies incorrectness rather than only lacking factual content
unempirical
vsunfactual
8.2

Does not use observation or real-world facts

refers more generally to absence of facts or being incorrect

Antonyms

true
∞ 1.0

Correct and in agreement with the facts

factual
112 3.4

Based on real facts and not on opinions or imagination

How Factual

verifiable
26 5.1
factual
112 3.4
inaccurate
113 4.3
unfactual
1 6.1

Surface Forms

unfactual positive

Morphology

unfactual = factual (transparent) = un + fact + ual

The adjective is formed by adding the negating prefix 'un-' to the adjective 'factual', producing the clear meaning 'not factual'.

Etymology

The word unfactual starts with un- meaning 'not' and ends with factual, which comes from fact meaning 'a thing known to be true'. So unfactual describes something 'not based on facts', which is why it means incorrect or untrue.