fiction

noun

ˈfik-shən How to pronounce fiction (audio)
Definition of fictionnext
as in fantasy
something that is the product of the imagination most stories about famous outlaws of the Old West are fictions that have little or nothing to do with fact

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Recent Examples of fiction Does this read like a synopsis for a fiction or a documentary film to you? — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026 The ultimate object of these fictions is disorientation, more than belief. — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 This is what gives the film its experiential sincerity — the lived perspective of its Ukrainian crew leaving a nonfictional trace across every level of the fiction, something Stever handles with unusual reverence. — Sonya Vseliubska, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026 Fritz Lang’s silent classic Metropolis is widely regarded as a major precursor to cyberpunk, as well as one of the earliest great works of science-fiction cinema. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fiction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiction
  1. fantasy
  2. tale
  3. story
  4. novel
  5. fabrication
  6. fable
  7. invention
  8. figment
Noun
  • This is the same thing, only moms are living their I-wish-when-I-was-in-college fantasies through their daughters.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Rum has always been good at fantasy, conjuring sunshine in a bad bar, smuggling a little heat in the cold, and making the most sensible drinker briefly vulnerable to the pull of a paper umbrella.
    — Lela London, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of fantasy
Noun
  • No two tales of what happened to Maelor after his knight protector was shot dead agree, but the young boy was also slain on the bridge, perhaps torn apart by the mob who assailed him, arguing over what to do with the young prince.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • This time, though, there’s more heavy metal influence — more guitar, more drums, more church organ, more attitude — to complement Cathedral’s grim tale.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of tale
Noun
  • Davis has provided accounts of his role in Tupac’s murder a number of times, and his story has remained fairly consistent over the years.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • This collaboration represents a step in enabling filmmakers and creators to tell more immersive, emotionally rich stories with the highest global standards.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of story
Noun
  • The book is written in fragmentary fashion, discrete chunks of prose that accrete into a greater whole, much like the ancient mosaics that are among of the novel’s thematic touchstones.
    — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Those skills are put to similar use in Tony, in which Bourdain travels to Provincetown on a whim in hopes of impressing a girl (Emilia Jones) by lying about receiving a fellowship to write a novel.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of novel
Noun
  • Jason Arday, the sociologist who made history as Cambridge University's youngest Black professor, has resigned from the university after weeks of mounting accusations of plagiarism and fabrications in his biography.
    — Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The project follows Tesla’s move earlier this year to break ground on a research fabrication facility at the North Campus of Giga Texas.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of fabrication
Noun
  • Likewise, Schoenbrun specializes in zeitgeisty fables about 21st century isolation.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Here is the rather randy first trailer for Wicker, the comedic fable starring Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård and Peter Dinklage that debuted at Sundance in January.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 30 July 2026
Definition of fable
Noun
  • Our true superpower is our ability to adapt inventions for the greatest economic and social benefit.
    — Ted Leonsis, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The only invention was a double-layered scrim system printed with two offset mesh layers with a more porous front layer and a denser one in the back separated by a one-foot air gap.
    — Lauren Sinclair, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of invention
Noun
  • Your dry scratchy eyes also aren’t a figment of your imagination.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 22 July 2026
  • Pína and Hawk mysteriously slip out while Joe and Angela are in the kitchen, suggesting that the adventurous lovemakers may have just been figments of their imagination.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Definition of figment

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