Bad
Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Counterfactual and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Counterfactual" instead an adjective "Bad".
Counterfactual
Counterfactual adjective - Going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis).
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Synonyms for Counterfactual
Bad and counterfactual are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Counterfactual".
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Conviction by Counterfactual Clue: used in-story when Quentyn's "proof" that the human coins were fake turned out to be a research failure on his part, but it fooled the bad guy (who didn't know any better) anyway.
Source: Webcomic / Tales of the Questor
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