COUNTERFACTUAL Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word counterfactual. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for COUNTERFACTUAL
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fictional | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • related to or involving literary fiction adjective satellite • formed or conceived by the imagination | ||||||||
hypothetical | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc. adjective satellite • based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence | ||||||||
imaginary | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1 adjective satellite • not based on fact; existing only in the imagination | ||||||||
made-up | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having been surfaced (e.g. with asphalt) | ||||||||
unreal | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria • not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary • contrived by art rather than nature • lacking material form or substance; unreal | ||||||||
invented | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort • concoct something artificial or untrue | ||||||||
contrary to fact | ||||||||
adjective satellite • going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis) |