fact
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
first you must collect all the facts of the case
Types & categories
- information hypernym
- case hyponym
- detail hyponym
- specific hyponym
- general hyponym
- matter of fact hyponym
- observation hyponym
- reason hyponym
- score hyponym
- truth hyponym
Sense 2 noun
a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened
he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts
Types & categories
- information hypernym
- record book hyponym
- basics hyponym
- indicator hyponym
Sense 3 noun
an event known to have happened or something known to have existed
your fears have no basis in fact
Types & categories
- realness hypernym
Sense 4 noun
a concept whose truth can be proved
scientific hypotheses are not facts
Types & categories
- conception hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | information |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | case |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | detail |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | specific |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | general |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | matter of fact |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | observation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reason |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | score |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | truth |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | information |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | record book |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | basics |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | indicator |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | realness |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | conception |