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

The fibers can reach extremely small diameters while remaining strong enough to handle fabrication and operation. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026

Every industry now faces some form of scarcity – skilled labor, components, energy, fabrication capacity, or regulatory throughput. —Travis Edmonds, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026

Beijing has strongly denied those claims, calling them a fabrication and malicious slander. —ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026

Broadcom helps other companies translate their chip designs into silicon, providing intellectual property and backend technologies before they’re sent off to chip fabrication plants from companies such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. —Jordan Novet,katie Tarasov, CNBC, 4 Mar. 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