factual.

Concerned with facts rather than opinions or inventions.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• factual accuracy
• factual error

On the page

The review identified three factual errors in the account.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.