What is another word for de facto?
507 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ də fˈaktə͡ʊ], [ də fˈaktəʊ], [ d_ə f_ˈa_k_t_əʊ]
De facto refers to a situation or state of affairs that exists in fact, even though it is not officially recognized. Some synonyms for de facto include actual, genuine, real, practical, and authentic. Other expressions that could be used to convey a similar meaning include in reality, in practice, by default, by virtue of circumstances, and in effect. These words and phrases are often used to describe a situation that is not explicitly stated or acknowledged, but is understood to be true nonetheless. Whether you are writing a legal document or simply describing a situation, using synonyms for de facto can help you communicate more clearly and effectively.
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Similar words for de facto:
- actually (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- real (adjective)
- other relevant words (adverb)
- really (adverb)
- truly (adverb)
- genuinely (adverb)
- in reality (adverb)
- really (adverb)
- truly (adverb)
- actual (noun)
- de facto (noun)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for De facto:
adj.
• actually (adjective)- more literally,
- most genuinely,
- more indeed,
- most literally,
- re allier,
- more absolutely,
- more genuinely,
- more veritably,
- reallier,
- as matter fact,
- in-deed,
- most veritably,
- realliest,
- in point fact,
- as a matter fact,
- as matter of fact,
- most indeed,
- re-allier,
- most absolutely.
adv
• Other relevant words: (adverb) • really (adverb) • truly (adverb)adv.
• genuinely (adverb) • in reality (adverb) • really (adverb) • truly (adverb)n.
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•
- realistic,
- undeniable,
- objective,
- firm,
- definitely,
- authentic,
- definite,
- certain.
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•
- common-law,
- live in,
- available,
- estranged.
Other synonyms:
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•
- footloose,
- uninvolved,
- fancy-free,
- marital status,
- unattached,
- unmarried,
- separated,
- wedded,
- lone,
- widowhood,
- divorced,
- widowed.
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•
- single.
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•
- M.
- take for,
- ethical drug,
- clutch,
- custody,
- sure,
- convinced,
- land tenure,
- keep,
- unwavering,
- statute title,
- halt,
- fast,
- marital,
- game,
- attribute,
- diachronic,
- firmly,
- retention,
- bind,
- faux,
- identical,
- deed of conveyance,
- guess,
- lonely,
- appropriately,
- decidedly,
- object lens,
- take hold,
- dislocated,
- sincerely,
- declare,
- hold in,
- steadfast,
- sealed,
- cargo hold,
- make,
- let,
- true up,
- ace,
- adjudge,
- clench,
- honest-to-goodness,
- historic,
- unfaltering,
- grainy,
- strong,
- mistaken,
- congregation,
- exact,
- confessedly,
- alienated,
- rental,
- faithfully,
- entitle,
- charter,
- duly,
- fictive,
- retain,
- real number,
- simulated,
- oblige,
- veridical,
- unwaveringly,
- useable,
- line,
- exactly,
- glint,
- control,
- admit,
- traitorously,
- glister,
- loaded,
- storage area,
- affect,
- gamey,
- reliable,
- check,
- flatly,
- efficient,
- deem,
- nurse,
- pretended,
- guard,
- individual,
- set-aside,
- honest,
- house,
- defy,
- off-key,
- squat,
- call,
- in spite of appearance,
- mettlesome,
- accusative,
- aim,
- support,
- only,
- grip,
- indubitably,
- hold up,
- decent,
- arrest,
- significant,
- irrefutable,
- authorisation,
- bona fide,
- booked,
- rattling,
- suitably,
- unconditionally,
- sheer,
- shine,
- plainly,
- title of respect,
- glisten,
- dependably,
- apparently,
- positive degree,
- target,
- engrossment,
- reserve,
- object,
- precisely,
- concur,
- clasp,
- preconceived idea,
- in force,
- overconfident,
- deed,
- disjointed,
- unfeignedly,
- set-apart,
- straight,
- selfsame,
- loyal,
- lawfully,
- intermeshed,
- imitation,
- lawful,
- in-person,
- on-key,
- rent,
- maintain,
- uncommitted,
- noun phrase,
- rightfully,
- wealthy,
- championship,
- hire,
- prevail,
- occupied,
- rightful,
- engage,
- incontrovertible,
- regular,
- plain,
- busy,
- inviolable,
- defend,
- infrangible,
- stanchly,
- objective lens,
- have,
- out-and-out,
- sublet,
- settlement,
- delusive,
- emphatically,
- spaced,
- accommodate,
- dead on target,
- gleam,
- confident,
- meshed,
- prescribed,
- to be sure,
- business,
- cargo area,
- detention,
- fancied,
- book,
- prescription medicine,
- efficacious,
- by all odds,
- term of office,
- just,
- fabricated,
- dependency,
- unfeigned,
- one,
- delay,
- dimension,
- keeping,
- beyond a shadow of a doubt,
- cargo deck,
- hearty,
- solid,
- coarse-grained,
- dead,
- 1,
- mealy,
- material,
- steadfastly,
- rank,
- faithlessly,
- dissemble,
- have got,
- restrain,
- profess,
- isolated,
- take,
- moderate,
- postponement,
- put on,
- hold back,
- no doubt,
- rubric,
- style,
- arrogate,
- preconception,
- electropositive,
- knee bend,
- prop,
- carry,
- unquestionably,
- effectively,
- sleep in,
- military control,
- perfectly,
- agree,
- undivided,
- prescription drug,
- stiff,
- inside,
- indubitable,
- usable,
- place,
- constrain,
- make believe,
- palpable,
- positivist,
- tauten,
- treasonably,
- nominal phrase,
- truehearted,
- downright,
- apply,
- concord,
- sour,
- truthful,
- incorrectly,
- remarkably,
- contain,
- line of work,
- bingle,
- square,
- positively charged,
- avowedly,
- affluent,
- unbendable,
- time lag,
- unambiguously,
- signally,
- beyond a doubt,
- exclusive,
- coruscation,
- granulose,
- sham,
- feign,
- positivistic,
- solitary,
- keep back,
- satisfying,
- go for,
- preconceived opinion,
- sparkle,
- spunky,
- licitly,
- touchable,
- at heart,
- term of a contract,
- nominative,
- treacherously,
- withstand,
- confirming,
- clutches,
- tokenish,
- in use,
- fitly,
- in spades,
- substantive,
- patently,
- preoccupancy,
- handle,
- token,
- harbour,
- view as,
- plus,
- untrue,
- fittingly,
- confine,
- absorption,
- titular,
- unshakable,
- obtain,
- throw,
- good,
- obligate,
- echt,
- letting,
- fold,
- i,
- befittingly,
- hazard,
- make-believe,
- sustain,
- scintillation,
- form of address,
- handgrip,
- steady,
- unity,
- venture,
- fake,
- bear,
- decently,
- effectual,
- immobile,
- preconceived notion,
- naturalistic,
- lonesome,
- grasp,
- pucka,
- degage,
- belongings,
- curb,
- moving in,
- nonsubjective,
- unquestionable,
- detached,
- appreciation,
- unfluctuating,
- granular,
- authorization,
- act,
- object glass,
- spirited,
- business firm,
- cocksure,
- matrimonial,
- close,
- farinaceous,
- moneyed,
- entertain,
- wait,
- flush,
- alone,
- wed,
- right,
- gamy,
- harbor,
- honest-to-god,
- sole,
- right-down,
- evidently,
- assumed,
- utterly,
- mandatory,
- incumbency,
- dependable,
- job,
- free-swimming,
- give,
- literal,
- lay claim.
- leasehold,
- deep down,
- in actuality,
- genuine,
- historical,
- prescription,
- tenure,
- property,
- feud,
- substantial,
- absolutely,
- squatting,
- mandate,
- true,
- obviously,
- freehold,
- sublease,
- occupancy,
- verily,
- positive,
- preoccupation,
- veritable,
- at bottom,
- hold,
- for real,
- occupation,
- fee simple,
- very,
- colony,
- Villenage,
- manifestly,
- absolute,
- positively,
- tenancy,
- claim,
- lease,
- fiefdom,
- title,
- from fact,
- holding,
- prepossession.
How to use "De facto" in context?
The word "de facto" has two meanings in English. The first is a noun meaning "in fact" or "really", as in "de facto ruler". The second is a verb meaning "to act in fact as if one is something or someone, even if one is not actually that thing or person", as in "She de facto lives with him".
Homophones for De facto:
- depict, deep south, defaced, dibasic acid, data-based, deep-set, debauched, deep pocket, deficit, diapsid, dopastat, diffused, deep-chested, divest, devastate, dovecote, deposit, debased, dope sheet, deep-seated, defect, divagate, depicted, diapsida.
Hyponym for De facto:
Other hyponyms:
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n.
husband, wife, common law.
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n.
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