hard facts
Data that's irrefutable
Hard facts are pieces of information that are verifiable, objective, and difficult to dispute—the kind of evidence that settles arguments rather than prolonging them.
The phrase often appears in contrast to opinions, speculation, or wishful thinking: Let's stick to the hard facts.
Hard emphasizes their solidity and resistance to interpretation.
- truthAccordance with reality
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- dataFacts for analysis
- proofDemonstration of truth
- realityWhat actually exists
concrete · statistics · numbers · documentation · on the record · undeniable · cold · brutal · stark · objective · verified · indisputable · raw · solid · bare bones · unvarnished · irrefutable · bottom line
- factsdatum, data, detail, details, truth
- requirementsrequirement, requirements, prerequisite, requisite, requisites
- Candor Phrasesto be honest, truth be told, honestly, frankly, to tell the truth
- real worldphysical reality, daily life, lived experience, real life, natural world
- realitiestruths, existence, actuality, being, phenomena
hard factsopinions
Subjective beliefs or assessments
speculation · conjecture · hearsay · rumors · guesswork
hard factsgeneralities
Nonspecific broad statements
abstractions · vagaries · soft data · ambiguities · uncertainties
hard factslies
Deliberate untruths
falsehoods · misinformation · disinformation · fiction · fabrications
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