fact Synonyms
Another word for fact
• noun (Context 1)
A thing that is indisputably the case; an objective event, state of affairs, or piece of information known to be true through empirical observation or verifiable evidence.
"It is a well-established scientific truth that water boils at one hundred degrees Celsius at standard atmospheric pressure."
• noun (Context 2)
Truth or actual existence as opposed to interpretation, supposition, or imagination (usually used as an uncountable noun).
"The biographer worked diligently to separate historical reality from centuries of local legend."
• noun (Context 3)
In law, the truth about events or actions as opposed to the legal principles applied to them, or an unlawful act or crime that has been committed (preserved in phrases such as 'question of fact' or 'after the fact').
"In a trial by jury, the jury determines questions of deed while the judge rules on questions of law."
Opposites of fact
The opposite of fact shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: