counterfactual

1. 1.

   going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis)

   Synonymscontrary to fact

   Similarconditional

Questions about counterfactual

What does counterfactual mean?

counterfactual means "going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis)".

How many syllables are in counterfactual?

counterfactual has 5 syllables and divides as co-un-ter-fac-tual under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for counterfactual?

Close synonyms include contrary to fact. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.