factual
- adjective
- /ˈfæktʃuəl/
- The paper incorporates a body of factual information presented in an emotional context.
- factual information
- a factual basis
- factual accuracy
But the memories aren't just factual, they contain attitudes.
- But the memories aren't just factual, they contain attitudes.
- Like there's we have factual proof that he doesn't know ball.
- First of all, I have to, well, first of all, just a factual background, OK?
- And and that's sure, it's a, it's a factual inaccuracy.
- And it's just frightening and spooky in its complete factual reality.
- And it's really hard to be concise and factual, but I hope that this was helpful.
- I'll show how his factual claim does not quite withstand scrutiny.
- He told me the emotional truth is first, the factual truth is secondary.
- But these are the real factual numbers behind it.
- And and so they attack everything that's factual.
- and half said that their report contained factual errors.
Examples
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That will require getting the technical and the factual details right.
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Rather than just providing factual information, incorporate stories to personalize information and provide context.
Academic text (2011) -
But these are the real factual numbers behind it.
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Well, this is a standard of review for factual issues.
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More than four years later, this still remains the best factual and legal analysis of the "no differences" debate.
Academic text (2008) -
By reporting what happened in a factual manner? And Diana was always factual?
Fiction book (2000) -
Many of these apps contain interactive stories, along with factual information, videos, and games.
Academic text (2011) -
I'm going to be asking you for a factual account of what you saw the night Khalil Harris was killed.
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In the early exercises, the student discovers factual differences in the two essays.
Academic text (1991) -
To support her argument, she provided a factual report filled with verified data.
Synonyms
Correct and in agreement with the facts
Not influenced by personal feelings and based only on facts
Not made up and based on real events or facts
Antonyms
How Factual
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word factual comes from the same root as fact, from the old Latin verb facere meaning 'to do' and the idea of 'a thing done'. So, factual points to what is real or has happened, which is why it means 'based on facts, not opinion'.