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
Unlock the Wisdom of You follows Ellie, a fictional character whose life unfolds from her mother's womb to her final breath.
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Nia Bowers, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Starring Matthew Rhys and Stephen Root, the series centers on an ambitious mayor, Tom Loftis (Rhys), who tries to capitalize on a surge of tourists visiting the fictional island.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Field plays Tova, a lonely widow living in a fictional coastal town in Washington.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
In my third novel, Ways to Find Yourself, the setting—a fictional barrier island off the East Coast—comes to serve as more than a pretty backdrop.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
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Nia Bowers, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Starring Matthew Rhys and Stephen Root, the series centers on an ambitious mayor, Tom Loftis (Rhys), who tries to capitalize on a surge of tourists visiting the fictional island.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Field plays Tova, a lonely widow living in a fictional coastal town in Washington.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
In my third novel, Ways to Find Yourself, the setting—a fictional barrier island off the East Coast—comes to serve as more than a pretty backdrop.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fictional
Adjective
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First, Jones submitted fraudulent expense reimbursement requests for fictitious business expenses.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Investigators say the monthly payroll expenses and the number of employees were fictitious and that the documents used to support the monthly income for the companies were false.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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To find Hydra, first locate the bright stars Chertan and Regulus in the constellation Leo and draw an imaginary line from the former to the latter, extending 20 degrees into open space.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
9 May 2026
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Artists in the 18th century would often include a person of color, who would sometimes be imaginary, in their portraits of wealthy white sitters to embellish the painting and highlight the high status of the main subject, according to the researchers.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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Their stories live on in Sardinian lore with an almost mythical quality, the brigands admired for their intractability.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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Komodo dragons were nearly mythical creatures until the first detailed field study was conducted by Walter Auffenberg in the late 1960s.—
Craig Stanford,
Big Think,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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Then, a shift to the imagined world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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But, this specific adaptation could be equally advantaged by presenting an imagined hell within our lesser, present one.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Fictional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fictional. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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