Documentary and Fanciful

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Documentary adjective - Restricted to or based on fact.

Usage example: a documentary film about the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor

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Fanciful is an antonym for documentary.

Fanciful adjective - Conceived or made without regard for reason or reality.

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Documentary is an antonym for fanciful.

Nearby Words: fancy, fancied, fancier, fancifully

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