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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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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

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

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

Nothing is more contrary to fact than to suppose that any considerable movement of opinion in Europe can be limited to the frontiers of one nation.

From Peace Theories and the Balkan War by Angell, Norman

This I could not assent to, being contrary to fact.

From A tour through some parts of France, Switzerland, Savoy, Germany and Belgium by Bernard, Richard Boyle

contrary to fact

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