Imaginative vs. Factual — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Imaginative and Factual
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Definitions
Imaginative➦
Having or showing creativity or inventiveness
He was imaginative beyond all other architects
Making imaginative use of computer software
Factual➦
Concerned with what is actually the case
A mixture of comment and factual information
Imaginative➦
Having a lively imagination, especially a creative imagination.
Factual➦
Of the nature of fact; real.
Imaginative➦
Created by, indicative of, or characterized by imagination or creativity.
Factual➦
Of or containing facts.
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Imaginative➦
Tending to indulge in the fanciful or in make-believe.
Factual➦
Pertaining to or consisting of objective claims.
Imaginative➦
Having no truth; false.
Factual➦
True, accurate, corresponding to reality.
Imaginative➦
Having a lively or creative imagination.
An imaginative boy
Factual➦
Of or pertaining to facts; as, factual inaccuracies.
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Imaginative➦
Tending to be fanciful or inventive.
An imaginative story
Factual➦
Containing only facts (as contrasted with opinions or speculations); as, a factual report.
Imaginative➦
False or imagined.
Factual➦
Of the nature of fact; having actual existence;
Rocks and trees...the actual world
Actual heroism
The actual things that produced the emotion you experienced
Imaginative➦
Proceeding from, and characterized by, the imagination, generally in the highest sense of the word.
In all the higher departments of imaginative art, nature still constitutes an important element.
Factual➦
Of or relating to or characterized by facts;
Factual considerations
Imaginative➦
Given to imagining; full of images, fancies, etc.; having a quick imagination; conceptive; creative.
Milton had a highly imaginative, Cowley a very fanciful mind.
Factual➦
Existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not;
De facto segregation is as real as segration imposed by law
A de facto state of war
Imaginative➦
Unreasonably suspicious; jealous.
Factual➦
Based on fact;
Factual accuracy
A factual account
Imaginative➦
(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action;
An imaginative use of material
The invention of the knitting frame by another ingenious English clergyman
An ingenious device
Had an inventive turn of mind
Inventive ceramics
Factual➦
Characterized by fact;
The factual aspects of the case
