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:
   matter of fact, question of fact

   Antonyms:
   rhetorical, impractical

2. matter of factadjective

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

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

   Antonyms:
   impractical, rhetorical

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, practical

   Antonyms:
   impractical, rhetorical

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1. matter-of-factadjective

   Synonyms:
   practical, pragmatical, unimaginative, commonplace, prosaic

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1. List of paraphrases for "matter-of-fact":

   realistic

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1. Vilma Wong:

   He told me he was from San Jose and that as a matter of fact, he was a premature baby born at our hospital, to confirm my suspicion, I asked him if his dad was a police officer.

2. Kent Walker:

   We believe that the statement of objection's preliminary conclusions are wrong as a matter of fact, law, and economics.

3. 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.

4. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Biden:

   Everybody assumed that China would be all in with Russia in Ukraine. They’re not all in, as a matter of fact I called him this summer to say, this is not a threat, just an observation: Look what’s happened to Russia. Six hundred American corporations have pulled out of Russia, from McDonald’s to Exxon. And I said, ‘You’ve told me all along that the reason why you need a relationship with the United States and Europe is so they invest in China.’ I said, ‘Who is gonna invest in China if you engage in the same kind of deal? You’ll notice there’s not been much going on there.’.

5. Susan Watson:

   The ER doctor called in the middle of the night and said,' Your son overdosed, and The ER doctor's dead.' Just that matter-of-fact, and I didn't believe The ER doctor at first. Then I just screamed and cried on the floor, and my husband took the phone, he got some heroin, and apparently it was laced with cocaine and fentanyl. I don't think that he knew that. He used it, he overdosed, and he died instantly. The ER doctor said The ER doctor probably didn't know it was laced with the cocaine and fentanyl.