Synonyms for matter-of-fact
mat·ter-of-fact

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1. question of fact, matter of factnoun

   a disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decide

   Synonyms:
   matter of fact, question of fact

   Antonyms:
   rhetorical, impractical

2. matter of factadjective

   a matter that is an actual fact or is demonstrable as a fact

   Synonyms:
   matter of fact, question of fact

   Antonyms:
   impractical, rhetorical

3. matter-of-fact, prosaicadjective

   not fanciful or imaginative

   "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay"

   Synonyms:
   pragmatical, commonplace, humdrum, unglamourous, unglamorous, pedestrian, prosaic, prosy, pragmatic, earthbound

   Antonyms:
   impractical, rhetorical

4. matter-of-fact, pragmatic, pragmaticaladjective

   concerned with practical matters

   "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip"

   Synonyms:
   hard-nosed, pragmatical, hardheaded, prosaic, pragmatic, practical

   Antonyms:
   impractical, rhetorical

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1. matter-of-factadjective

   Synonyms:
   practical, pragmatical, unimaginative, commonplace, prosaic

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1. List of paraphrases for "matter-of-fact":

   realistic

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How to use matter-of-fact in a sentence?

1. Robert Anson Heinlein:

   To be matter of fact about the world is to blunder into fantasy -- and dull fantasy at that, as the real world is strange and wonderful.

2. Matthew Klunder:

   That's all worked well. As a matter of fact, we've never missed, if we have to defend that ship today, we will destroy a threat if it comes inbound.

3. Jonathan Hutson:

   These signs are silly, because the Second Amendment guarantees the right of law-abiding, responsible citizens anywhere to own guns in their homes, as a matter of fact, no jurisdiction in America completely prohibits the carrying of guns in public.

4. Dan Quayle:

   Space is almost infinite. As a matter of fact, we think it is infinite.

5. Barry Levine:

   The conclusion, I think, was inevitable. The prosecution would have been barred as a matter of fact, as a matter of law.