as in fictitious
not real and existing only in the imagination
the events in the horror movie seemed so real to some fans that they could not believe that the whole thing was fictional
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Recent Examples of fictional
Following the award presentation, the writers, producers, and cast that shaped the fictional town of Dillon will reunite for a look back at the season that started it all and the show’s indelible impact on Texas and TV.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 28 May 2026
In this case, biologist Brittney Brown had shared a meme on her personal Instagram from an account where a fictional whale offered snarky thoughts.
—Scott Maxwell, Sun Sentinel, 28 May 2026
This popular show about a fictional spelling bee, which includes audience participation, has been around for 20 years.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
Thus concludes the 1980 comedy Caddyshack, a film about the members and employees of the fictional Bushwood Country Club.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 28 May 2026
In this case, biologist Brittney Brown had shared a meme on her personal Instagram from an account where a fictional whale offered snarky thoughts.
—Scott Maxwell, Sun Sentinel, 28 May 2026
This popular show about a fictional spelling bee, which includes audience participation, has been around for 20 years.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
Thus concludes the 1980 comedy Caddyshack, a film about the members and employees of the fictional Bushwood Country Club.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fictional
Adjective
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However, operators often hide behind fictitious or stolen identities and fail to comply with cease-and-desist letters; meanwhile, hosting servers are often untraceable, shielded by anonymization techniques or by being located in countries where legal enforcement is extremely difficult.—
Emma Woollacott,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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He is charged with one count of unlawful voting by aliens and one count of the procurement, casting, or tabulation of ballots that are known to be materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent under state law.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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Amounts that would have looked imaginary three years ago are now the entry ticket.—
Renana Ashkenazi,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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But his idealized vision of a past paradise of social cohesion that late-stage capitalism destroyed doesn’t reckon with the snakes that were always there in this imaginary Eden, including a personal betrayal that’s close to home and only comes slithering out in a moment of drunken weakness.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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Today, the municipality doesn’t seem too eager to promote its affinity for the international language (its tourism office tends to focus more on local castles and caves), but Herzberg has achieved near-mythic status among some Esperantists.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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Horses, those strange mythical creatures.—
Nielsen Dinwoodie,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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Community and identity were two central lines of inquiry at this stage, followed by economic implications and the imagined construction of cyberspace, its design, and visual representation.—
Paulo Nuno VicenteAll,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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There wasn’t a kind of imagined trick to that.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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“Fictional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fictional. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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