factual
UK/ˈfæk.(t)ʃ(ʊ)əl//ˈfæk.tʃ(u)əl/
factual adjective: pertaining to or consisting of objective claims.
Adjective
factual (comparative more factual, superlative most factual)
- Pertaining to or consisting of objective claims.
- This hypothesis goes by many names, including group resistence, the threshold effect, and the gender paradox. Because the hypothesis holds such wide appeal, it is worth revisiting the logic behind it. The hypothesis is built on the factual observation that fewer females than males act antisocially.2001 September 27, Terrie E. Moffitt, Avshalom Caspi, Michael Rutter, Phil A. Silva, Sex Differences in Antisocial Behaviour: Conduct Disorder, Delinquency, and Violence in the Dunedin Longitudinal...
- If, as Marx claimed, these factual views were held by the ideologists of the nineteenth century and if these factual claims could be proven false, then Marx could claim to have refuted certain tenets of capitalist political philosophy on a purely […]2012, D.C. Kline, Dominion and Wealth: A Critical Analysis of Karl Marx’ Theory of Commercial Law, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 34
- Antonyms:
- unfactual, nonfactual, opinionated, subjective, biased
- True, accurate, corresponding to reality.
- A book of this type is necessarily mainly factual, but it is diversified by many incidents and sidelights which help to give life to a story now accorded its due place in railway history.1957 December, “Railway Literature: Southern Electric. By G. T. Moody”, in Railway Magazine, page 892
- He knew Guardian's real name. Did he dare play that card? "Yes ma'am, that's factual information. All of it."2007, Robin Parrish, Fearless, Bethany House Pub, →ISBN
- Antonyms:
- counterfactual, contrafactual, antifactual, unfactual, nonfactual, post-factual, extra-factual
Noun
factual (uncountable)
- Programmes having content based on facts, such as documentaries.
- The BBC is increasing its budget for factual this year.
factual meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Malayalam
factual in Hindi
- of facts
- वास्तविक vāstavik
factual in Tamil
- உண்மையான நிகழ்வுசார், மெய் நிகழ்ச்சியைச் சார்ந்த
factual in Marathi
- तथ्यात्मक
factual in Malayalam
- വസ്തുതാപരമായ
More languagesFewer languages
- factual in Kannada
- ವಾಸ್ತವವಾದ, ನಿಜವಾದ, ನಿಜಸ್ಥಿತಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ, ನನಸಾದ
- factual in Gujarati
- તથ્યાત્મક, હકીકતલક્ષી
- factual in Nepali
- तथ्यात्मक, तथ्यवादी
- factual in Indonesian
- faktual
Examples of factual in a sentence
- Breaking news may contain incomplete information, factual errors, or poor editing because of a rush to publication.
- A mostly novelized story shot through with some factual names and dates.
- Only factual argumentation, no need to get personal.
Antonyms of factual
Forms of factual
| comparative | more factual |
|---|---|
| superlative | most factual |
Origin of factual
From fact + -ual, modeled after, and by analogy with, actual.
Words formed from factual
Words that rhyme with factual
Questions about factual
- What does factual mean?
- Factual means pertaining to or consisting of objective claims.
- What is factual in Hindi?
- Factual in Hindi is वास्तविक (vāstavik). See Factual meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is factual?
- Factual can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce factual?
- Factual is pronounced /ˈfæk.tʃ(u)əl/ (US).
Words near factual in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: factual (page history and authors); factual (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); factual (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); factual (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); factual (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); factual (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); factual (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: en-us-factual.ogg.
Cite this entry: “factual.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/factual. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.