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
The kind now best distilled into a fictional massacre in a galaxy far, far away.
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Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2025
Marcello Hernandez is about to embark on a fictional three-day bender with Kevin Hart.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 May 2025
Eddington, which is set in the fictional New Mexico town of the title, tells a big picture story about a small place.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Van Der Beek has been slated for a recurring guest star role as Dean Wilson, the current school district superintendent and mayoral hopeful of the show's fictional town.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 16 May 2025
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Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2025
Marcello Hernandez is about to embark on a fictional three-day bender with Kevin Hart.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 May 2025
Eddington, which is set in the fictional New Mexico town of the title, tells a big picture story about a small place.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Van Der Beek has been slated for a recurring guest star role as Dean Wilson, the current school district superintendent and mayoral hopeful of the show's fictional town.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fictional
Adjective
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The two stars of the Emmy-winning 1990s romantic comedy series Northern Exposure, set in the zany fictitious town of Cicely, Alaska, are adding their names to the avalanche of television stars binging their old shows, offering commentary about the storylines and sharing behind-the-scenes tales.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
6 May 2025
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Later on, Weekend Update featured a trio of guest appearances from Bowen Yang who resurrected his recurring Chinese trade minister Chen Biao, Emil Wakim and his notes on American patriotism and Sarah Sherman as Jost’s fictitious accountant Dawn Altman.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
12 Apr. 2025
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The imaginary elements of the story — the witches, and the university — stem from growing up with my father, and reading novels by Julio Verne and Emilio Salgari.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2025
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New York is a realm of fantasy and myth, obsession and resentment, fear and bewilderment for many who’ve never set foot in it; and many who live here also purvey and perpetuate some version of the imaginary city.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 May 2025
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Helios, the Greek god of the sun, and Luna, the mythical goddess of the moon, stand guard at either end of Celestial Park.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2025
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The green obsidian was also thought to have a symbolic connection to Tollan, a mythical city where the god Quetzalcoatl lived, which was believed to be the ancestral origin of Mexico’s civilizations.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
16 May 2025
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“Fictional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fictional. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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