Synonyms for fictional
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Fictitious — invented, as opposed to real
fictitious, imaginary, fabricated, fake, imagined, unreal, fancied
Other
fictitional rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Invented, as opposed to real.
Near-synonyms: fictitious, fake
Related words
- Word family
- fictionalization fictionalize fictitional fictitious fictive
- Phrases
- fictional documentary science fictional fictional character
- Is a kind of
- unreal
Example sentences
- fake Many consumer reviews of books on Amazon are fake.
- imaginary Sami said his imaginary friend didn't have a face.
- fabricated Sami no longer believes Layla's fabricated stories.
- fictitious All the characters in this drama are fictitious.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| fictional | rising | |
| fake | rising | |
| imaginary | rising | |
| fabricated | falling | |
| fictitious | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- fake1
- 6 letters
- unreal2
- 7 letters
- fancied2
- 8 letters
- imagined3
- 9 letters
- imaginary5
- 10 letters
- fabricated4, fictitious3
- 11 letters
- fictitional
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unreal2 = 2 syllables).