fact

[fakt] / fækt /

NOUN

verifiable truth; reality

Synonyms

STRONGEST

case evidence experience law matter

STRONG

actuality appearance authenticity basis certainty certitude dope genuineness gospel intelligence palpability permanence scene scripture solidity stability substantiality verity

WEAK

bottom line brass tacks concrete happening gospel truth how it is like it is naked truth what's what

Antonyms

STRONG

theory

WEAK

fabrication lie

NOUN

event; detail of action

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplishment action case circumstance data evidence experience factor incident information performance phenomenon statistic

STRONG

act actuality adventure affair being conception consideration construction creation datum deed entity episode feature happening item manifestation occurrence organism particular point proceeding specific transaction truism

WEAK

fait accompli

Antonyms

STRONGEST

failure ignorance

STRONG

abstract concept death destruction inactivity inanimate inertia ruin

WEAK

fabrication lie

Example Sentences

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“We do have a very special relationship. In fact, I’ll get that little piece of dandruff off. You have a little piece,” Trump said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In fact, the effects on lung function close to the Salton Sea have been greater than what studies find in urban California communities near busy roadways.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Analysts speculate that we’re in a “crypto winter” of depressed prices—despite the fact that geopolitical chaos is exactly the environment in which Bitcoin is designed to thrive as “digital gold.”

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

And right now jobs are, in fact, hard to find.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Everything about them alerted me to one fact: I was their enemy.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

fact

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