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

Contains lobbies, design fabrication shops and a state-of-the-art showroom. —Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025

Messer’s customers include electronics and fiber optics manufacturers, metal fabrication, welding and medical imaging companies, space exploration firms, defense equipment providers, and government and academic scientific research facilities. —Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 24 Nov. 2025

Tallulah, who loves perks but hates work, can neither compute the levels of fabrication behind Quen’s online persona nor imagine doing anything like it to sustain her own. —Caroline Framke, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025

The new tech, in other words, is not a mini-ASML EUV machine, but could prove to something incredibly useful for research and development and small-scale fabrication. —Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 22 Nov. 2025

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