contrary to fact

ADJECTIVE

false

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bogus deceitful dishonest distorted erroneous fake fanciful faulty fictitious fraudulent improper inaccurate incorrect invalid misleading mistaken phony specious spurious unfounded unreal untrue untruthful

WEAK

apocryphal beguiling casuistic concocted cooked-up counterfactual deceiving delusive ersatz fallacious fishy illusive imaginary inexact lying mendacious misrepresentative off the mark sham sophistical trumped-up unsound

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accurate authentic correct fair faithful frank genuine honest moral open proven real right sincere sound true trustworthy truthful valid

WEAK

actual factual just known precise reliable straight substantiated

Example Sentences

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It rejected the State Department's accusations on the grounds that they were "unfounded and contrary to fact."

From Time Magazine Archive

Of the 120 million citizens of the I those who see these words will nearly all believe them to be flatly contrary to fact, will promptly forget them.

From Time Magazine Archive

Not all //statements fall into this category, only those that are undeniably contrary to fact.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

But when the sense of the statement shows uncertainty in the speaker's mind, or shows that the condition stated is regarded as contrary to fact or as untrue, the subjunctive is used.

From Practical Grammar and Composition by Wood, Thomas

That the ordinary and immediate jurisdiction of the Bishops still survives, is indeed affirmed in the decree, but the affirmation is contrary to fact.

From Letters From Rome on the Council by D?llinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz von

contrary to fact

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