| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | account | A report of what happened. |
| 2. | accuracy | Freedom from error or mistake. |
| 3. | acknowledgment | Acceptance that something is true. |
| 4. | actual fact | What is genuinely so. |
| 5. | actuality | The state of being real. |
| 6. | admission | Acknowledgment of a fact. |
| 7. | authenticity | The quality of being genuine. |
| 8. | avowal | An open declaration of truth. |
| 9. | bare fact | A plain, simple fact. |
| 10. | being | Existence or real nature. |
| 11. | big picture | The overall set of facts. |
| 12. | bottom line | The essential final fact. |
| 13. | brass tacks | The basic important facts. |
| 14. | candor | Open, honest expression. |
| 15. | certainty | Something accepted as unquestionably true. |
| 16. | cold fact | A harsh but real fact. |
| 17. | conclusion | A judgment based on facts. |
| 18. | confession | An admission of the facts. |
| 19. | core | The central essential part. |
| 20. | correctness | The quality of being right. |
| 21. | crux | The decisive central point. |
| 22. | data | Facts used for reasoning. |
| 23. | details | Specific facts about something. |
| 24. | determination | A settled factual decision. |
| 25. | dictum | An authoritative statement of truth. |
| 26. | disclosure | A revealing of facts. |
| 27. | essence | The central nature of something. |
| 28. | established fact | A proven true fact. |
| 29. | exactness | Precise correctness. |
| 30. | existence | The state of being real. |
| 31. | explanation | A statement making facts clear. |
| 32. | fact | Something known to be real. |
| 33. | facticity | The state of being factual. |
| 34. | factuality | The quality of being factual. |
| 35. | finding | A determined fact or conclusion. |
| 36. | frankness | Direct and honest expression. |
| 37. | fundamental | A basic underlying truth. |
| 38. | genuineness | The quality of being real. |
| 39. | gist | The main meaning or point. |
| 40. | given | A fact accepted as certain. |
| 41. | hard fact | An undeniable real fact. |
| 42. | hard reality | A difficult actual fact. |
| 43. | harsh reality | An unpleasant actual fact. |
| 44. | heart | The central meaning or fact. |
| 45. | honesty | Sincere truthfulness and fairness. |
| 46. | import | Meaning or significance. |
| 47. | incontrovertible fact | A fact impossible to refute. |
| 48. | indisputable fact | A fact beyond reasonable dispute. |
| 49. | information | Facts or knowledge received. |
| 50. | inside story | The real hidden facts. |
| 51. | irrefutable fact | A fact impossible to disprove. |
| 52. | kernel | The essential part of something. |
| 53. | knowledge | Awareness of facts or reality. |
| 54. | known fact | A fact already established. |
| 55. | law | A binding rule or principle. |
| 56. | lowdown | The important inside facts. |
| 57. | material fact | A significant relevant fact. |
| 58. | maxim | A general truth or rule. |
| 59. | meaning | The intended sense or significance. |
| 60. | message | The central point or meaning. |
| 61. | natural law | A universal principle of reality. |
| 62. | nitty-gritty | The essential practical facts. |
| 63. | nub | The essential point. |
| 64. | objective fact | A fact independent of opinion. |
| 65. | particulars | Specific facts or details. |
| 66. | plain fact | An obvious true fact. |
| 67. | plain reality | Reality without disguise. |
| 68. | postulate | A basic assumed truth. |
| 69. | principle | A fundamental truth or rule. |
| 70. | proverb | A traditional general truth. |
| 71. | raw reality | Reality without softening. |
| 72. | real facts | What is actually the case. |
| 73. | real life | Actual experience, not fiction. |
| 74. | reality | What actually exists or happens. |
| 75. | realness | The quality of being real. |
| 76. | report | An account of facts. |
| 77. | revelation | A newly disclosed truth. |
| 78. | rightness | The quality of being correct. |
| 79. | simple fact | A straightforward real fact. |
| 80. | sobering fact | A serious, humbling truth. |
| 81. | soundness | Reliability or logical validity. |
| 82. | stark reality | Reality shown plainly and harshly. |
| 83. | state of affairs | The actual situation. |
| 84. | substance | Real meaning or solid reality. |
| 85. | tenet | A held principle or truth. |
| 86. | the case | What is actually so. |
| 87. | the facts | What is known to be true. |
| 88. | true story | An account based on facts. |
| 89. | truism | An obvious or overused truth. |
| 90. | truthfulness | The quality of being honest. |
| 91. | undeniable fact | A fact that cannot be denied. |
| 92. | universal | A truth applying everywhere. |
| 93. | unquestionable fact | A fact beyond doubt. |
| 94. | unvarnished fact | A plain, unsoftened fact. |
| 95. | upshot | The final result or meaning. |
| 96. | validity | Soundness or logical truth. |
| 97. | veracity | Truthfulness or accuracy. |
| 98. | verity | A true fact or principle. |
| 99. | way things are | Reality as it exists. |
| 100. | whole story | The complete account of facts. |