Documentary and Hypothetical

Documentary

Documentary adjective - Restricted to or based on fact.
Usage example: a documentary film about the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor

Hypothetical is an antonym for documentary.

Hypothetical

Hypothetical adjective - Existing only as an assumption or speculation.

Documentary is an antonym for hypothetical.

Nearby Words: hypothesis, hypothetic
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