Synonyms for de-facto

Most common

practically · factually

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Adverb

Adjective

Definitions

1. adv. 1

   In actual use or existence, regardless of official or legal status.

2. adj. 1

   In actual use or existence, regardless of official or legal status.

   While it is largely recognized that Ukraine holds de jure sovereignty on Crimea, Russia exercises de facto administration on the peninsula.

Related words

Other spellings

de facto defacto

Example sentences

• practically She's practically raising her siblings on her own.
• factually This is neither grammatically nor factually correct.

By length

4 letters

real¹

6 letters

really², actual³

7 letters

virtual³

8 letters

actually⁴

9 letters

factually⁴

11 letters

practically³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (really² = 2 syllables).