FICTIONIST Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

fictionist

noun

Definition of fictionist

as in novelist

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Recent Examples of fictionist As an auto-fictionist or a minimalist—whatever. — Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026

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Noun

All a novelist can do when representing Bush Two’s accomplices is to embody plausible ideologies in specific fictional characters.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
The plot, very loosely adapted from a book by Douglas Kennedy, concerns Tom (Ethan Hawke), an American novelist who gets stranded in Paris, broke, with a gluey case of writer’s block.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of novelist

Noun

Human fabulists aren’t the only ones who sometimes lure tourists to less-than-authentic sites.

— Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
The defense denied the allegations, claiming that Davis was a serial fabulist seeking to entertain and profit off long-standing rumors connecting him to the case.

— Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of fabulist

Noun

The itinerary, The Soul of Japan, Living Like a Local by Pico Iyer, was shaped by the acclaimed travel writer and essayist, who has lived in Japan for nearly four decades.

— Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026
Sun Yung Shin is an award-winning poet and essayist who was born in Korea, grew up in the Chicago area, and is currently based in Minneapolis.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of essayist

Noun

Only the boy’s early obsession with the keyboard—initially discouraged by his parents—pointed to his destiny as a globe-trotting concert pianist, a composer in the major classical genres, and a fluent essayist and autobiographer to boot.

— Matthew Gurewitsch, Air Mail, 29 Aug. 2026
This was true for autobiographers and for belletristic authors.

— Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 11 Dec. 2024

Definition of autobiographer

Noun

Fox, the actress-model-memoirist best known for Uncut Gems, and Shazam, the model-photographer-director, first met at a party as teens and have been bopping around lower Manhattan ever since.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 23 Sep. 2026
Cher moved from folk-pop duo to television star to Oscar-winning actress to dance-floor futurist to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and memoirist.

— Debbie Millman, Time, 25 July 2026

Definition of memoirist

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