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 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 Fascism spins the greatest fictions of all time—about race, about origins, about past and future glories—and people eat them up. — Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026 The fictions of both films are factually contextualized from the start. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 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 Corporations are legal fictions — a game of pretend in which fictional entities are created, registering with the state. — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026 But these have always been legal fictions. — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026

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Noun

The return to a golden age of normalcy was one of the most powerful pandemic-era fantasies.

— Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
Your routine could feel unbearably repetitive, sparking fantasies of abandoning the whole thing.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026

Definition of fantasies

Noun

The writers of these biblical tales weren’t plagiarizing Homer, MacDonald says.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Some sixteen years later, pop Bildung abounds, thanks largely to online fan communities who can weave the most obscure ephemera into epic tales of redemption.

— Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of tales

Noun

This move reflects a broader industry trend of re-evaluating AI integration, emphasizing that while AI creates abundance, unique human contributions like personal stories and opinions are increasingly valuable.

— William Arruda, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
But then in the editing room, the two stories didn’t fit together.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of stories

Noun

Its Patent Asset Index weighs a portfolio by how strong its patents actually are, judged by how often other inventions build on them and how broadly they’re protected across markets.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Located inside a building previously occupied by Silicon Graphics, the museum will host a variety of activities and hands-on demos celebrating inventions like the Atari, Apple I and Commodore 64.

— Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 30 July 2026

Definition of inventions

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What turns him on is cryptic babes, brawling men and stagy fables of lust, rivalry and possession.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Explore the Wild West from the back of a rickety wagon as characters share famed fables about Paul Bunyan, Babe the Blue Ox, Pecos Bill, John Henry and Hekeke.

— Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of fables

Noun

Cyber criminals are using highly convincing counterfeit audio, video, and identity fabrications as tools in ways that conventional detection methods will fail to identify.

— Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Be sure to choose a longline style with a menswear feel (think pleats, textural fabrications, and more).

— Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 31 July 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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