hard facts

NOUN

fait accompli

Synonyms

WEAK

a truth accomplished fact certainty cold hard facts done deal done deed fact of life grim reality irreversible accomplishment irreversible act irreversible truth matter of fact reality self-evident fact undeniable fact

Example Sentences

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But she never shirks from the hard facts of the Du Bois history, or that of blackness in this country.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Skelton said: "We saw the chap had been lying to us. We had genuine hard facts we could use."

From BBC • May 7, 2026

But I won't rely here on emotion, outrage or hysteria — just cold, hard facts.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2025

None of these opinions are based on hard facts.

From Slate • Oct. 9, 2024

He spoke without emotion and piled up hard facts.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright