FABRICATING Synonyms: 179 Similar and Opposite Words

fabricating

verb

present participle of fabricate

as in producing

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

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as in devising

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

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as in constructing

to form by putting together parts or materials the house was essentially fabricated at the factory and then shipped to the site for assembly

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as in lying

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

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Recent Examples of fabricating Shlomo Klapper, the CEO and founder of Learned Hand, said the AI technology provided to the courts is built to be neutral and cautious, and has guardrails meant to avoid fabricating case law. —

Sean Emery, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026 The company was also accused of fabricating unfair charges when renters moved out, resulting in consumers paying improper fees for normal wear-and-tear, damage that happened before move-in and renovations. —

Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026 The pair reinvent themselves as California rappers, re-recording their tracks with American accents and fabricating a backstory that includes connections to Eminem. —

Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026 Lee was charged with first-degree murder and tampering with or fabricating evidence and is being held without bond, court and jail records show. —

Maura Murphy, NBC news, 10 Mar. 2026 The Isabelle project was canceled in July 1983 due to technical problems with fabricating the superconducting magnets. —

IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026 This yard will play a key role in fabricating and assembling Australia’s SSN-AUKUS vessels, expected to enter service in the early 2040s. —

Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Feb. 2026 Last month, Yoon was sentenced to five years in prison for obstructing authorities trying to detain him, abuse of power and fabricating a document. —

Helen Regan, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026 The Seoul Central District Court sentences Yoon to five years in prison for resisting arrest and fabricating the martial law proclamation, the first verdict against Yoon. —

ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026

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The American Meteor Society says that there was a notable increase in fireball activity in early 2026, with ten incidents until mid-March producing more than 100 witness reports apiece.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Today, two small new volcanoes are growing out of its bay, and another one called Kolumbo — capable of producing fearsome tsunamis and clouds of suffocating gases — lurks underwater just offshore.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026