FICTIONS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

fictions

noun

plural of fiction

as in fantasies

something that is the product of the imagination most stories about famous outlaws of the Old West are fictions that have little or nothing to do with fact

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Recent Examples of fictions This multiversal collapse not only erodes the walls dividing fictions but also reconfigures the interface between fiction and reality. — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 Over time, writers offered up fictions to fill in the gaps of the story. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 Just as their own fictions bend and weave tales, so too do their own lives and rivalries. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026 The ultimate object of these fictions is disorientation, more than belief. — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 Invasion fictions tended to spring up in response to each new form of invasion panic. — Ivan Kreilkamp, JSTOR Daily, 10 June 2026 The program also happens to be in line with one of the president’s convenient rhetorical fictions. — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026 The curiosity, sensitivity, and imagination of children will always demand new and ambitious fictions. — Mac Barnett, Longreads, 5 May 2026 Even if negative themes do bring money in, scientists need to be guided by fact, not convenient fictions. — John L. Gittleman, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2026

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Noun

The Cybertruck was a car built for the paranoid fantasies that have gripped so much of a country destabilized by generations of economic theft.

— Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2026
The Gilded Age’s third season and fourth-season premiere have spent a significant amount of time spinning cotton-candy fantasies of romance.

— The Editors, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of fantasies

Noun

Today’s list of stories seeks to satiate a variety of cravings, from caffeine to quesadillas.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 Nov. 2026
Other fraternity members interviewed by detectives had similar stories about the canes being used for dances or twirling.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2026

Definition of stories

Noun

These committees oversee legislation like the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA), which would restore patent eligibility to critical biotechnology inventions.

— Paul R. Sanberg, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026
Until fairly recently, traditional AI researchers tried to avoid anthropomorphizing their inventions.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of inventions

Noun

In rapid succession, the major studio players greenlit splashy genre projects based on internet lore and the fables that kept Gen Z awake at night as kids.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026
From Roma to All Quiet on the Western Front, Netflix has a long history of successfully campaigning for non-English language historical fables—but can this be the studio’s first movie to scoop the top prize?

— Radhika Seth, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of fables

Noun

Mvuemba spent months reworking the brand’s fabrications, cuts and patterns, especially for knitwear, its biggest category.

— Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2026
FiftyPlusOne included the group’s data in its polling averages, but found evidence of fabrications.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of fabrications

Noun

Heather Rose is the Australian author of seven novels including her latest novel The Museum of Modern Love published this month by Algonquin.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Later novels routinely took inspiration from family members or former or current lovers; the 1980 novel that baffled Frank Kermode is a dreamlike fable about a man guiltily trying to have an extramarital affair.

— Christopher Tayler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026

Definition of novels

Noun

Pína and Hawk mysteriously slip out while Joe and Angela are in the kitchen, suggesting that the adventurous lovemakers may have just been figments of their imagination.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 11 July 2026
That description is essentially true; as a puppet designer and puppeteer, his job entails figuring out how to materialize figments of the imagination.

— Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026

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