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n.

A reliable generality
reality, actuality, certainty, truth, substantiality, palpability, experience, matter, state of things, truth of the matter, the case, not an illusion, fait accompli (French), what really happened, something concrete, what is the case, matter of fact, hard evidence, hard fact, nuda veritas (Latin), verity, naked truth, gospel, certitude, scripture, law, solidity, permanence, basis, physical reality, existence, corporeal existence, state of being, fact of life, what's what*, straight dope*, bottom line*; see also facts.
Antonyms fancy*, fiction, imagination.
An individual reality
circumstance, detail, factor, particular, case, consideration, datum, evidence, point, event, action, deed, happening, occurrence, creation, manifestation, being, entity, experience, affair, act, episode, performance, proceeding, phenomenon, incident, thing done, adventure, transaction, organism, construction, truism, truth, plain fact, accomplishment, accomplished fact, fait accompli (French).
Antonyms error*, illusion, untruth.

as a matter of fact

in reality, in fact, actually, in point of fact; see really 1.

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Another word for fact

noun

That which is known about a specific subject or situation.
Used in plural: data, information, intelligence, knowledge, lore. See knowledge
Something having real, demonstrable existence:
actuality, event, phenomenon, reality. See real
One of the conditions or facts attending an event and having some bearing on it:
circumstance, detail, factor, particular. See real
The quality of being actual or factual:
actuality, factuality, factualness, reality, truth. See real