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
Song of the year was an absolutely overloaded category, with artists including Lady Gaga, Doechii, Bad Bunny, and the fictional band from KPop Demon Hunters.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Daisy Jones & the Six themselves became the first fictional act from a movie or TV series to debut at number one on Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart or hit the summit of the iTunes Top Albums chart.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
This year’s musical highlights include the daytime debut of the singing voices of HUNTR/X, the fictional K-pop girl group featured in Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
Since first airing, the fictional series has amassed a massive number of views and holds one of the top spots in terms of viewership hours for a single season.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Daisy Jones & the Six themselves became the first fictional act from a movie or TV series to debut at number one on Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart or hit the summit of the iTunes Top Albums chart.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
This year’s musical highlights include the daytime debut of the singing voices of HUNTR/X, the fictional K-pop girl group featured in Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
Since first airing, the fictional series has amassed a massive number of views and holds one of the top spots in terms of viewership hours for a single season.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fictional
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In a white Ford Expedition with exempt plates and red emergency lights, Farzam stopped at a checkpoint manned by the National Guard on January 17 and presented a document showing the vehicle was registered to the fictitious Santa Muerte Fire Department, prosecutors said.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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The film is set in a version of America that, while fictitious, still feels distinctly American.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
30 Oct. 2025
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In those meetings, our would-be bosses told us to make mock phone calls to prospective clients to gauge our ability to convince strangers about the merit of an imaginary product.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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Each one was built by a Ramona family, less to keep away any errant birds from imaginary crops at the Grange parking lot, but more to celebrate fall and enjoy a family collaboration.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Oct. 2025
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That suits its otherworldly and somewhat formal tone, which takes viewers deep into Japan’s mythical past for a quartet of eerie tales about lonely ghosts and vengeful spirits who bring supernatural justice to selfish and immoral humans.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Mateus’s approach to the declamation of text by nonprofessional actors finds its roots in movies by Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet, while her mythic, loamy exploration of the lives of the poor through history follows in the footsteps of the Portuguese director Pedro Costa.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Oct. 2025
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Both blend horrific imagery in the real and imagined world, however.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Yet politicians often effectively leverage fears to garner votes, and companies routinely market unnecessary products that promise protection from imagined or exaggerated harms.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Fictional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fictional. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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