Documentary
Documentary adjective - Restricted to or based on fact.
Usage example: a documentary film about the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor
Plain and documentary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plain" instead an adjective "Documentary".
Plain
Plain adjective - Free from all additions or embellishment.
Documentary and plain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Documentary" instead an adjective "Plain".
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Band of Brothers: This is pretty much a documentary with actors instead of "plain old television," but it's a case where reality beats the holy snot out of this one.
Source: Anyone Can Die / Live-Action TV
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Plain and Documentary. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/documentary/plain
Documentary & Plain. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/documentary/plain>.
Plain or Documentary. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/documentary/plain.
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