as in illusory
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of fictive
Populism ignores very real and differentiated social problems and cuts across them with a fictive target, a target that simultaneously satisfies all, and none, of these problems.
—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
The curator, Reid Byers, presents 100 books — unfinished, fictive (books existing in other novels and dramas) and lost — painstakingly created and recreated.
—New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Then there are the books that are fictive, existing only within other books.
—Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
So being connected, even this fictive version of reading the New York Times every day, that was part of that.
—Jason Simon, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for fictive
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
The curator, Reid Byers, presents 100 books — unfinished, fictive (books existing in other novels and dramas) and lost — painstakingly created and recreated.
—New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Then there are the books that are fictive, existing only within other books.
—Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
So being connected, even this fictive version of reading the New York Times every day, that was part of that.
—Jason Simon, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for fictive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fictive
Adjective
-
Trump’s pursuit of an illusory sphere of influence is unlikely to bring us peace or prosperity—any more than the invasion of Ukraine brought peace and prosperity to Russians—and this might become clear sooner than anyone expects.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
5 Jan. 2026
-
Time may be an absolute, but our measurements of it are illusory.—
Christian Wiman,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Adjective
-
Today, the public district collection comprises some 35 large-scale murals, sculptures and installations, including the phantasmagoric exterior of its Museum Garage.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
30 Nov. 2025
-
The Land of Spooks is a phantasmagorical blend of twisting gothic spires, impossible land formations, and disconcerting expressionist proportions.—
Kambole Campbell,
IndieWire,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
-
Experimental musician Delia Beatriz pays homage to Mexican cumbia rebajada using digital processing to manipulate archival recordings into fields of warped texture and hallucinatory drone.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
-
One scene involves Varang poisoning Quaritch with a mysterious hallucinatory drug that compels him to tell the truth about his motivations.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
20 Dec. 2025
Adjective
-
This isn’t callousness or delusive optimism but, rather, a rebellion against the suffocating expectation that the elderly have foreclosed the possibility of joy.—
Hillary Kelly,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2024
-
To separate art from its historical framework is futile, and to reject it in an effort to censor past violence is a delusive act of virtue signaling.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
5 July 2022
Adjective
-
Throw in some snow, and the nostalgia will be through the still-nonexistent roof.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
-
SpaceX's Starlink network, which is approaching 9,500 active satellites, provides access to broadband internet in areas around the world where connectively is otherwise sparse or nonexistent.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
4 Jan. 2026
Adjective
-
While not everyone gets their wishes, those with no interest in taking on the deceptive — and challenging — role of a Traitor likely won't be chosen.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
-
The legal claims included negligence, wrongful death, deceptive trade practices, and product liability.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
-
Spare me the feigned outrage, Feeny.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
-
There’s no feigned seriousness, no proclamations of honesty.—
T. M. Brown,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
-
Anyone who thinks Bloomberg was a good mayor is completely delusional.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
-
The standout cast also includes Zach Galifianakis, Lucy Punch, Simon Helberg, and Rob Corddry, with many of their characters also striving—and carrying delusional views of their own worth.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
7 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Fictive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fictive. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
