English / proverb
Fact Is Stranger than Fiction
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Real-world encounters and events are often far more bizarre and incredible than invented stories.
In context
01
Bumping into my elementary school teacher at a remote Buddhist monastery in Nepal proved that fact is stranger than fiction.
02
The unbelievable survival tales told by seafaring nomads remind travelers that fact is stranger than fiction.
Synonyms
truth is stranger than fiction,reality defies belief,incredible truth
Antonyms
ordinary life,fiction outdoes reality,predictable world
Collocations
prove fact is stranger than fiction,remind us fact is stranger than fiction,truly fact is stranger than fiction