- pronunciation:
- faekt
- phrases:
- in fact
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word History, Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
something said or known to be true.
It is a fact that water covers most of the earth's surface.- synonyms:
- truth
- antonyms:
- fiction
- similar words:
- certainty, given
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| definition 2: |
something that is real or that happened or is happening.
It is a fact that it is raining at this very moment.- antonyms:
- fiction
- similar words:
- case, event, occurrence, particular, phenomenon, reality, truth
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| related words: |
being, circumstance, evidence, incident, information, merit |
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| phrase: |
in fact |
Fact is from a Latin word that means "event" or "deed."