Synonyms for matter of fact
mat·ter of fact

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1. question of fact, matter of factnoun

   a disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decide

   Synonyms:
   question of fact

   Antonyms:
   rhetorical, impractical

2. matter of factadjective

   a matter that is an actual fact or is demonstrable as a fact

   Synonyms:
   question of fact

   Antonyms:
   impractical, rhetorical

3. matter-of-fact, prosaicadjective

   not fanciful or imaginative

   "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay"

   Synonyms:
   matter-of-fact, pragmatical, commonplace, humdrum, unglamourous, unglamorous, pedestrian, prosaic, prosy, pragmatic, earthbound

   Antonyms:
   rhetorical, impractical

4. matter-of-fact, pragmatic, pragmaticaladjective

   concerned with practical matters

   "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip"

   Synonyms:
   hard-nosed, pragmatical, hardheaded, prosaic, pragmatic, matter-of-fact, practical

   Antonyms:
   impractical, rhetorical

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1. Timothy Kirkhope:

   It was very matter of fact, businesslike, she has this ability to not let on too much where her negotiations might be going ... If she were a poker player I would probably have some reservations about taking her on.

2. David Hume:

   If we take in our hand any volume; of divinity or school metaphysics, for instance; let us ask, "Does it contain any abstract reasoning concerning quantity or number?" No. "Does it contain any experimental reasoning concerning matter of fact and existence?" No. Commit it then to the flames: for it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion.

3. Devin Nunes:

   What do I want about The Mueller report ? I don't care what's in The Mueller report. Matter of fact, I call it the Mueller dossier, what I want is the information underlying The Mueller report, so that we can actually look into it. Because every time we peel back the onion in this case, what do we find ? We find out that, somehow, higher-level officials within the DOJ and FBI were misleading the American people and the courts.

4. Matthew Klunder:

   That's all worked well. As a matter of fact, we've never missed, if we have to defend that ship today, we will destroy a threat if it comes inbound.

5. Barry Levine:

   The conclusion, I think, was inevitable. The prosecution would have been barred as a matter of fact, as a matter of law.