Fact and Theory

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Fact

Fact noun - The quality of being actual.
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Theory is an antonym for fact in reality topic.
Nearby Words: factor, factual, factually

Theory

Theory noun - An idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation.
Usage example: set out to prove her theory that people can't really taste any difference between colas, so they buy according to the product's image
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Synonyms for Theory
Antonyms for Theory
Fact is an antonym for theory in hypothesis topic.
Nearby Words: theoretical, theoretic, theoretically, theorist, theorizing
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How words are described

old old fact old theory
good good fact good theory
particular particular fact particular theory
similar similar fact similar theory
Other adjectives: common, certain, single, popular, actual, real, little, main, interesting, new, early, possible, above, basic, last, latter, different, scientific.

Both words in one sentence

  • Stranger still is the fact that it's not that different to Stephen Hawking's theory that the universe is saddle shaped and was written 9 years before Hawking published his own theory.
    Source: Orphaned Punchline
  • Everything Trying to Kill You In fact, one theory that's been floated is that the eponymous delivery person is, in fact, dead, and the delivery route is his personal purgatory.
    Source: Everything Trying to Kill You
  • In fact, not wearing the costumes would be a better options since (in theory) both players would play better, and making the fight less awkward to watch.
    Source: Critical Research Failure / Game Theory (Web Show)
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