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Adjective
▲
Being factual and true, as opposed to fictional
factual
true
objective
documentary
literal
historical
hard
matter-of-fact
real
actual
accurate
unvarnished
authentic
verifiable
truthful
exact
correct
faithful
unembellished
honest
genuine
unadulterated
unexaggerated
fact-based
bona fide
plain
straightforward
documented
veracious
unerring
precise
veritable
undistorted
bare
stark
simple
unquestionable
valid
undoubted
credible
unembroidered
realistic
certain
as it really happened
telling it like it is
well-founded
non-fictional
real-life
true to life
reliable
provable
demonstrable
down-to-earth
logical
confirmable
cogent
evident
sure
lifelike
unadorned
fair
legitimate
verbatim
legit
circumstantial
concrete
existent
very
veridical
verisimilar
veristic
absolute
dinkum
effective
chronicled
attested
unprejudiced
scientific
kosher
unbiased
archival
confirmed
verified
recorded
case
so
unelaborated
undeniable
straight from horse's mouth
de facto
true-to-life
word for word
true-life
sure-enough
on the level
card-carrying
historial
historic
proper
unfaked
spot-on
in truth
historically accurate
what really happened
on the mark
spot on
what actually happened
on target
on the money
in accordance with reality
as true as I'm sitting here
absolutely true
as true as I'm standing here
scrupulous
gospel
narrow
direct
strict
frank
right
unequivocal
explicit
unambiguous
harsh
brutal
undisguised
upfront
unqualified
blunt
like it is
warts and all
undeviating
unabridged
pure
fundamental
naturalistic
transparent
straight
obvious
naked
patent
sheer
manifest
bald
in accordance with the facts
errorless
cold
close
undeceptive
true-blue
bang on
dead-on
on the line
on-target
high-principled
on the nail
on the up and up
word-based
textual
stylistic
written
forthright
candid
sincere
outspoken
downright
unconcealed
unveiled
raw
open
straight from the shoulder
plain-spoken
for real
open and shut
“This nonfictional story about sea life off the Galapagos Islands is written with fiction-like characteristics.”
Adjective
▲
Being a factual and historical account, especially of a person's life
autobiographical
documentary
historical
factual
narrative
first-person
real-life
true to life
firsthand
verifiable
self-told
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