Counterfactual
Counterfactual adjective - Going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis).
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Fictitious and counterfactual are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fictitious" instead an adjective "Counterfactual".
Fictitious
Fictitious adjective - Not real and existing only in the imagination.
Counterfactual and fictitious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Counterfactual" instead an adjective "Fictitious".
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Related pairs
- sham and counterfactual
- sham and fictitious
- fanciful and counterfactual
- fanciful and fictitious
- fake and counterfactual
- fake and fictitious
- ersatz and counterfactual
- ersatz and fictitious
- phony and counterfactual
- phony and fictitious
- wrong and counterfactual
- wrong and fictitious
- false and counterfactual
- false and fictitious
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