n. 25B6; noun
it is a fact that the water is polluted : REALITY, actuality, certainty; truth, verity, gospel.
every fact was double-checked : DETAIL, piece of information, particular, item, specific, element, point, factor, feature, characteristic, ingredient, circumstance, aspect, facet; ( facts ) information.
an accessory after the fact : EVENT, happening, occurrence, incident, act, deed.
lie, fiction.
25A0; in fact ACTUALLY, in actuality, in actual fact, really, in reality, in point of fact, as a matter of fact, in truth, to tell the truth; archaic in sooth, verily.