FICTIONALIZED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

fictionalized

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Recent Examples of fictionalized And the semi-fictionalized life of Alicia Keys storms across the stage to the tune of her hits and new songs. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 22 June 2026 The 1940 novel Darkness at Noon is a fictionalized but highly realistic account of a Soviet official who is arrested under Stalin, is charged with wild anti-Soviet conspiracies, and ultimately chooses to give a public confession. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026 Journey to the West presents a fictionalized version of Xuanzang’s pilgrimage, reimagining him as the monk Tang Sanzang, who is accompanied by three supernatural disciples, including Sun Wukong. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026 The crime thriller has Gray having helmed a semi-fictionalized return to his family life in mid-1980s Queens and is also a companion piece to his 2022 film Armageddon Time. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for fictionalized

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Although this hypothetical technology was long considered to be exclusively a fictional idea, a growing number of physicists have begun to wonder if warp drives might really be possible, and if not in a practical sense, at least on paper.

— Micah Hanks, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026
This fictional tale based on real events looks at the impact of civil war on the country, just as Yemen is on the edge of a possible return to the conflict that killed 150,000 and brought many others close to famine.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of fictional

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As the puzzle pieces shift slowly into place, these revelations are jaw-dropping (once again, in their highly fictitious context), leading to a journalistic urgency.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Despite its admittedly fictitious origins, Juliet’s House is one of the most popular sites in Verona.

— Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of fictitious

Adjective

While companies can license those characters for interactive experiences — one hypothetical Thomson offered was a Waymo with the voice of Prime — those can’t be manipulated in the way many unauthorized clips of Hasbro characters have been.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Picture two hypothetical restaurant owners, Ben and Bruno, whose businesses sit three blocks apart.

— Jason Sisneros, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of hypothetical

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That ultimately became Exit Party, a speculative story about a dystopian not-so-distant future in which the government of the United States has collapsed and Los Angeles has become something of a refugee camp from the latent civil war.

— Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
With two more elections going against the CDU, and Merz’s popularity plunging, that assessment seems less speculative.

— Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of speculative

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