fact is stranger than fiction

A form of truth is stranger than fiction — Sometimes actual events are stranger than imagined ones.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. alternativeAlternative form of truth is stranger than fiction.

Synonyms & antonyms

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you can't make this stuff up
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APA

fact is stranger than fiction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fact%20is%20stranger%20than%20fiction

MLA

“fact is stranger than fiction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fact%20is%20stranger%20than%20fiction. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fact is stranger than fiction,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fact%20is%20stranger%20than%20fiction.

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