1
as in truth
agreement with fact or reality
some viewers complained that the TV docudrama was short on factuality and long on speculation
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2
as in reality
the quality of being actual
although this account of the scheme seems like it must be fiction, its very factuality makes it all the more fascinating
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for factuality
Noun
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There are multiple possible candidates, but in truth only one of them is the best fit.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026 -
Protagonist Birdie Chang, now in her 20s, has gone to Whidbey Island to escape TV anchor Linzie King’s book about their abuser Calvin Boyer, but no one can get away from reckoning with the real truth of the past.—
Bethanne Patrick,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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In reality, the storied sandy strip is only 55 miles long.—
Madeline Bilis,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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This classic production will pull audiences into Hamlet’s fractured reality and refuse to let go.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The ambiguity matters because Iran could be assessing both survivability and accuracy under real combat conditions.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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With a commitment to accuracy, accountability and innovation, the AJC is building on its legacy to redefine what a local news brand can be.—
Hugo Rojo,
AJC.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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The service Despite the fact that the resort is, quite literally, removed from direct access to any major city, no special request seems too unrealistic or unreasonable.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Mar. 2026
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The fact that traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed to a crawl is not just delaying the supply of crude out of the Middle East.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Traditional details like wooden ceiling beams, stone accents, and Mediterranean tilework give the space a sense of history and authenticity.—
Angela Tafoya,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2026
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By blending business expertise with a deep understanding of Japanese cuisine, his work suggests that authenticity, accessibility, and financial success can coexist.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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This new discipline borrowed features from philology and belles lettres—period specialization and close reading, respectively—but abjured their emphasis on facticity and appreciation in favor of a new goal: interpretation.—
Evan Kindley,
The New York Review of Books,
16 Feb. 2023
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Caruth’s determination to cleave simultaneously to the idea both that the traumatic memory is the only historic fact the individual possesses and that this facticity remains incapable of adequate representation is paradoxical bordering on the perverse.—
Will Self,
Harper's Magazine,
23 Nov. 2021
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“Factuality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factuality. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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