fabrication

noun

fab·​ri·​ca·​tion ˌfa-bri-ˈkā-shən 

1

: the act or process of fabricating

2

: a product of fabrication

especially : lie, falsehood

Synonyms of fabrication

• lie
• tale
• story

Examples of fabrication in a Sentence

her claim that she had been a nurse during the war proved to be a total fabrication

the notion that the Colossus of Rhodes could straddle the harbor was a fabrication of medieval writers

Recent Examples on the Web

Beyond their core team, Smooth Technology’s work requires partnering with fabrication and installation companies to build room-sized pieces. — Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Yang added that the company increased its wafer fabrication equipment spending outlook to the low-$150 billion range, up from its prior $140 billion estimate. — CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026

This also means images that were screenshotted, or recreated outside of Google’s platform would not include the same metadata from the original Nano Banana fabrication. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

Jason Arday, the sociologist who made history as Cambridge University's youngest Black professor, has resigned from the university after weeks of mounting accusations of plagiarism and fabrications in his biography. — Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English fabricacionne, borrowed from Latin fabricātiōn-, fabricātiō, from fabricāre, fabricārī "to fashion, shape, construct" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at fabricate

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for fabrication

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation

Medical Definition

fabrication

noun

fab·​ri·​ca·​tion ˌfab-ri-ˈkā-shən 

: confabulation