Synonyms of fabricates

fabricates

verb

present tense third-person singular of fabricate

1

as in produces

to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials

with a few inexpensive materials from a craft shop, we were able to fabricate our own holiday wreath

Synonyms & Similar Words

• produces
• manufactures
• makes
• creates
• assembles
• constructs
• builds
• forms
• fashions
• frames
• organizes
• erects
• invents
• crafts
• structures
• shapes
• puts together
• establishes
• forges
• designs
• molds
• concocts
• originates
• raises
• conceives
• imagines
• devises
• contrives
• hews
• visualizes
• rears
• handcrafts
• throws up
• envisages
• sets up
• makes up
• knocks out
• fathers
• institutes
• thinks (up)
• puts up
• prefabricates
• cooks (up)
• remanufactures
• patches (together)
• pictures
• refashions
• cobbles (together or up)
• remakes
• mints

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismantles
• destroys
• disassembles
• abolishes
• flattens
• shatters
• demolishes
• annihilates
• extinguishes
• eradicates
• smashes
• breaks up
• pulverizes
• ruins
• dismembers
• devastates
• explodes
• wrecks
• takes apart
• exterminates
• blows up
• razes

2

as in concocts

to create or think of by clever use of the imagination

fabricated a daring plan to create an underground explosion that would take the enemy totally by surprise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concocts
• invents
• devises
• constructs
• manufactures
• designs
• produces
• contrives
• thinks (up)
• comes up with
• cooks (up)
• conceives
• hatches
• imagines
• envisions
• drums up
• trumps up
• excogitates
• visualizes
• vamps (up)
• makes up
• fantasizes
• improvises
• envisages
• dreams
• coins
• visions
• daydreams
• pictures
• extemporizes
• ad-libs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reproduces
• imitates
• copies
• replicates
• mimics
• clones
• duplicates
• reduplicates
• copycats

3

as in builds

to form by putting together parts or materials

the house was essentially fabricated at the factory and then shipped to the site for assembly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• builds
• assembles
• constructs
• creates
• makes
• erects
• manufactures
• produces
• establishes
• pieces
• designs
• invents
• raises
• generates
• rears
• organizes
• concocts
• sets up
• makes up
• rebuilds
• confects
• forges
• reconstructs
• shapes
• puts together
• molds
• originates
• initiates
• conceives
• innovates
• imagines
• puts up
• constitutes
• founds
• fashions
• begins
• contrives
• devises
• inaugurates
• frames
• hammers
• handcrafts
• combines
• reassembles
• coins
• fathers
• institutes
• prefabricates
• unites
• thinks (up)
• carpenters
• cooks (up)
• redevelops
• reedifies
• rigs (up)
• throws up
• retrofits
• jerry-builds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismantles
• disassembles
• dismembers
• destroys
• strikes
• demolishes
• shatters
• flattens
• pulverizes
• smashes
• knocks down
• takes down
• levels
• tears down
• devastates
• ruins
• wrecks
• razes
• explodes
• pulls down
• detaches
• divides
• disengages
• demounts
• separates
• blows up
• disconnects
• ruinates
• disjoins
• disunites

4

as in lies

to make a statement one knows to be untrue

since he didn't have a good excuse for not having done his homework, he would have to fabricate one

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lies
• prevaricates
• deceives
• fibs
• perjures
• equivocates
• deludes
• falsifies
• hoodwinks
• slanders
• misrepresents
• forswears
• distorts
• misstates
• tricks
• defames
• libels
• kids
• misleads
• fudges
• dupes
• dissembles
• fools
• misinforms
• snows
• gulls
• garbles
• beguiles
• misreports
• traduces
• dissimulates
• palters
• hoaxes
• misguides
• takes in
• cozens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• asserts
• testifies
• swears
• confirms
• verifies
• validates
• substantiates
• authenticates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fabricates

Here, Varghese coordinates their physical therapy, builds their braces, fabricates their prostheses, and operates on their limbs, should things come to that. — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

Intel fabricates most of its own chips, including the company's valuable central processing units. — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

The case drew widespread attention because Dee Dee was suspected of having Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a form of abuse in which a caregiver exaggerates, fabricates or induces illness in someone under their care. — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026

Your tech fabricates the one-piece Leafguard system customized for your home on-site. — Dan Simms, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026

Much like OpenAI’s own ChatGPT bot, the Sam Bot evolves into a chameleonic character who charms, fabricates, flatters and contemplates. — ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026

The British label fabricates its seaworthy version from an ultra-heavyweight, 30-ounce Melton wool woven in England that can withstand wind and light rain. — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2026

The Taopiaopiao release centers on an underperforming local police unit that fabricates minor cases to pad its record, only to uncover a genuine criminal conspiracy after a burst water main exposes a gang of tomb raiders posing as repair workers. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026

Russell fabricates a lie with the rest of the villains, and the heroes believe it, despite a warning from one traitorous tribemate. — Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025