Meaning & use
Unfactual
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Not based on or consistent with facts; untrue.
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The columnist was criticized for making several unfactual claims in her article.
The report was dismissed as unfactual and lacking any credible sources.
A note on using this word
Less common than its near-synonyms 'inaccurate' or 'false,' but used when writers want to emphasize a direct lack of factual basis.
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