Synonyms of fabrications

fabrications

noun

plural of fabrication

1

as in lies

a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lies
• tales
• stories
• falsehoods
• prevarications
• untruths
• fibs
• fables
• falsities
• fairy tales
• distortions
• mendacities
• whoppers
• exaggerations
• ambiguities
• fictions
• half-truths
• defamations
• equivocations
• slanders
• taradiddles
• libels
• deceits
• perjuries
• obliquities
• nonsense
• falsifications
• misrepresentations
• pretenses
• myths
• bluffs
• misstatements
• fallacies
• misconceptions
• dishonesties
• misinformation
• duplicities
• fraudulences
• poses
• canards
• humbug
• misreports
• jives

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• truths
• facts
• verities
• truisms
• substantiations
• confirmations
• verifications
• validations
• veracities
• authentications
• honesties

2

as in fictions

something that is the product of the imagination

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fictions
• tales
• fantasies
• stories
• inventions
• fables
• figments
• novels
• narratives
• yarns
• anecdotes
• falsehoods
• lies
• misrepresentations
• falsities
• prevarications
• fairy tales
• untruths
• fibs
• mendacities
• whoppers
• make-believe

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• facts
• realities
• materialities
• actualities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fabrications

There have been exceptions, and some of the good vibes are surely online fabrications, but for many, the geopolitical tensions have been temporarily set aside. — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

Consumers can expect new washes, cuffed hems, rich dark rinses, tonal stripe details, slub fabrications and additional silhouettes. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 6 July 2026

While some were obvious fabrications, meant to aggrandize the narrator by his association with Tsietsi, most seemed true. — Literary Hub, 16 June 2026

Lace and embroidered fabrications give a naked dress a light layer of romance without weighing the look down. — Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 14 June 2026

These longer fibers can be spun into finer, smoother and more durable yarns, securing Egyptian cotton’s place in high-end shirting, bedding, and premium fabrications. — Kaja Grujic, Vogue, 4 June 2026

The 37-year-old former Republican congressman from New York ran for office telling a series of lies and fabrications about his personal life. — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 2 June 2026

One potential way of combating such AI fabrications is with AI. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026

But Morganroth’s previous stops in at least four states and numerous publications were also marked by falsehoods and fabrications about her background, The Denver Post found. — Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026