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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

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