Synonyms for fact
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1. factnoun

   Something actual as opposed to invented.

   In this story, the Gettysburg Address is a fact, but the rest is fiction.

   Antonyms:
   fiction

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1. fact

   A circumstance (Latin circum, around, and sto, stand), is something existing or occurring in connection with or relation to some other fact or event, modifying or throwing light upon the principal matter without affecting its essential character; an accompaniment is something that unites with the principal matter, tho not necessary to it; as, the piano accompaniment to a song; a concomitant goes with a thing in natural connection, but in a subordinate capacity, or perhaps in contrast; as, cheerfulness is a concomitant of virtue. A circumstance is not strictly, nor usually, an occasion, condition, effect, or result. (See these words under CAUSE.) Nor is the circumstance properly an incident. (See under ACCIDENT.) We say, "My decision will depend upon circumstances" — not "upon incidents." That a man wore a blue necktie would not probably be the cause, occasion, condition, or concomitant of his committing murder; but it might be a very important circumstance in identifying him as the murderer. All the circumstances make up the situation. A certain disease is the cause of a man's death; his suffering is an incident; that he is in his own home, that he has good medical attendance, careful nursing, etc., are consolatory circumstances. With the same idea of subordination, we often say, "This is not a circumstance to that." So a person is said to be in easy circumstances. Compare EVENT.

   Synonyms:
   accompaniment, circumstance, concomitant, detail, event, feature, incident, item, occurrence, particular, point, position, situation

   Preposition:
   "Mere situation is expressed by 'in the circumstances'; action affected is performed 'under the circumstances.'" [Murray's "New English Dictionary"]

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 6 votes

1. fact

   Synonyms:
   truth, deed, occurrence, certainty, circumstance, event, reality

   Antonyms:
   fiction, supposition, falsehood, unreality, lie, delusion, chimera, invention, romance

Princeton's WordNet

1. factnoun

   a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

   "first you must collect all the facts of the case"

2. factnoun

   a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened

   "he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts"

3. factnoun

   an event known to have happened or something known to have existed

   "your fears have no basis in fact"; "how much of the story is fact and how much fiction is hard to tell"

4. factnoun

   a concept whose truth can be proved

   "scientific hypotheses are not facts"

Matched Categories

1. • Concept
   • Information
   • Reality

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. factnoun

   Synonyms:
   incident, event, occurrence, circumstance, act, deed, performance, thing done

2. factnoun

   Synonyms:
   reality, act, actuality, certainty, real existence

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1. factnoun

   Synonyms:
   reality, actuality, truth

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1. List of paraphrases for "fact":

   reality, done, made, effect, facts, truth, fait, makes, facto, factual, doing, do, been, is, act, realities, result, circumstance, practice

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How to use fact in a sentence?

1. Gavin Parry:

   Confidence in the U.S. economy is just as important as geopolitical risk when it comes to thinking about risk aversion, and Wal-Mart's slide is significant in that it doesn't bode well for consumer spending in the U.S., it's effect on risk appetite may have been amplified by the fact that U.S. CPI figures due ahead of the weekend are expected by some to show contraction.

2. John Feit:

   This whole thing makes no sense to me because the crime in question took place in 1960, i'm totally puzzled why something is coming up now, after the fact.

3. Chris Summers:

   It was just bizarre, he was very, very matter-of-fact. He could have been talking about burying a dead hamster.

4. Parker Thayer:

   They also run largely unopposed, and women and people of color are vastly underrepresented among sitting DAs. Given thathalf of all U.S. adults have an immediate family member that was or is incarcerated, and that over 90 percent of the incarcerated population is held at the state and local level, our local prosecutors matter more than ever. as you can tell from multiple times where the Oregon Law and Justice PAC was asked about who their donor was, they kept it secret the entire time, even despite the fact that his opponent was running ads saying secret billionaires are funding his campaign and he won't tell us who the billionaires are, Thayer told Fox News.

5. Clarence Thomas:

   , } The woman, we all know, was Anita Hill. And I was there as her story unfolded. Twenty-seven years ago, on Yom Kippur eve, I testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in my role as President of the Women's Legal Defense Fund, which became National Partnership for Women Families for Women Families. I was joined by wonderful colleagues, including Professor Patricia King of Georgetown University and Marcia Greenberger, co-president of the National Women's Law Center. At the time I testified that Judge Clarence Thomas appeared to lack a demonstrated commitment to equal justice. I stated that Judge Clarence Thomas record cast grave doubt on Judge Clarence Thomas commitment to affirm and support fundamental principles of equal employment opportunity, the constitutional protections against gender discrimination and reproductive freedom. Judge Clarence Thomas record had shown an extensive pattern of disregard of principles of fundamental importance to women and Women Families. The ugly double standard over Kavanaughs so-called youthRead MoreOf course, the parallels between then and now are unmistakable. Shortly after my testimony, Hill's story was leaked to the press, and Anita Hill was asked to testify before the Senate. What happened next continues to be one of the most disgraceful episodes in our country's modern history. Anita Hill came before the Senate and was greeted by an all-male panel, led by Republicans who sought to prosecute Anita Hill, while Democrats, at best, remained neutral fact-finders. This phony trial resulted in a gross imbalance of power and meant that no one defended Anita Hill and no one prosecuted Judge Clarence Thomas. What was on trial was not the fitness of Judge Clarence Thomas to be the next Supreme Court justice but instead Hill's moral character and reputation as a woman. Immediately after the hearing, it was branded as a.