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Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
de facto (adverb)in reality - actually
1.
- actual , especially being such in effect though not formally recognized - a de facto state of war
2.
exercising power as if legally constituted - a de facto government
3.
resulting from economic or social factors rather than from laws or actions of the state - de facto segregation
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
de facto (adjective)existing in fact and not merely as a possibility
SYNONYMS:
concrete, de facto, effective, existent, factual, genuine, real, sure-enough, true, veryRELATED WORDS:
attested, authenticated, confirmed, demonstrated, established, proven, substantiated, valid, validated, verified; incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, inescapable, irrefutable, undeniable, unquestionable; believable, convincing, literal, realistic, unmistakable, verifiable; authentic, bona fide, real-life, real-world; absolute, certain, final, hard, objective, palpable, positive, substantial, tangible; authoritative, certifiable, certifiedNEAR ANTONYMS:
alleged, assumed, reputed, supposed; conceived, envisaged, envisioned, imagined, pictured, visualized; chimerical ( chimeric), fabled, fanciful, fictional, fictitious, illusory, legendary; fabricated, fake, imaginary, invented, made-up, make-believe, pretend, romantic; abstract, symbolic, unreal; virtual