| as a matter of fact |
actually; in fact (often used when the information that follows will be surprising to the listener or a rejection of what was said previously.) |
| asymptomatic |
not showing any symptoms of a disease (usu. used in reference to an individual who does, in fact, have the disease and may or may not be a carrier). |
| baseless |
without basis in fact or reason; unfounded. |
| come down to |
to depend on (a certain factor) more than anything else. [1/2 definitions] |
| cottage industry |
a small-scale industry in which products are made, created, or assembled in the workers' homes rather than in factories or offices. [1/2 definitions] |
| deducible |
able to be concluded or inferred from certain facts or principles. |
| denial |
a state of unwillingness to mentally or emotionally accept that which is in fact true. [1/5 definitions] |
| Freedom Rider |
any of the American civil rights activists who participated in the Freedom Rides, which highlighted and challenged racial discrimination in the United States in the early 1960s. Freedom Riders made bus trips through southern states, demonstrating that public facilities that should have been desegregated according to law were not in fact desegregated. Freedom Riders encountered intense violence along their journeys and many suffered arrest by the police. |
| Gobelin |
a tapestry made at the Gobelin factory in France. [1/2 definitions] |
| idle |
having no basis in fact; groundless. [1/10 definitions] |
| ill-founded |
having little or no basis in fact or reason. |
| indeed |
without any question or doubt; truly; in fact. [1/2 definitions] |
| in reality |
in fact; actually. |
| in truth |
in fact; actually. |
| moonwalk |
a dance step in which the dancer appears to be moving forward but is in fact moving backward. [1/2 definitions] |
| myth |
a story or belief, or body of stories or beliefs, that has no demonstrated basis in fact but is accepted as true without examination or investigation. [1/4 definitions] |
| mythical |
imaginary, fictitious, or not existing in fact. [1/2 definitions] |
| really |
in fact; actually. [1/3 definitions] |
| superstition |
a belief that has no basis in fact. [1/4 definitions] |
| unsubstantial |
having little or no basis in fact; without foundation. [1/3 definitions] |
| verily |
(archaic) in truth; in fact. [1/2 definitions] |