factual
/ˈfaktʃʊəl
/adjective
1Concerned with what is actually the case: a mixture of comment and factual information...
- I have apologised if I've got the information wrong and have corrected factual errors which will enable me to know the factual background.
- Should the author care about the factual correctness of the fiction she writes?
- The factual background to the matter whilst complex, was well documented by the tribunal in its decision.
Synonyms
truthful, true, accurate, authentic, historical, genuine, fact-based, realistic, real;
true-to-life, lifelike, telling it like it is, as it really happened, correct, circumstantial, sure, veritable, exact, precise, honest, fair, faithful, literal, matter-of-fact, verbatim, word for word, unbiased, objective, unprejudiced, unvarnished, unadorned, unadulterated, unexaggerated
rare verisimilar, veristic, veridical
1.1Actually occurring: cases mentioned are factual...
- None of my stories, are, in fact, historical, in the sense that they are factual historical events.
- Writing about factual events is both appealing and challenging for screenwriters.
- We must bear in mind that an autobiography reveals more about the mind set of its author than about factual occurrences.
Derivatives
factuality
- These sentences all contain verbs in the subjunctive mood, which is used chiefly to express the speaker's attitude about the likelihood or factuality of a given situation.
- Much of nature's factuality strikes us as both messy and unpleasant but no less fascinating thereby.
- Laconic, deceptively unassuming and structurally clear, these works have a straightforward factuality that ultimately carries the weight of their conviction.
factualness
- She has to demonstrate a renewed allegiance to factualness, to truthfulness, and that these private alliances she had with people for money are no longer important to her.
- ‘We know… that people like information and factualness,’ Rosenstiel continued, introducing survey results showing increasing public dissatisfaction with the media.