FICTIVE Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

fictive

adjective

Definition of fictive

as in illusory

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Recent Examples of fictive Another, almost entirely fictive identity would afford him freedom and adulation. — David Treuer, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026 By creating space for these histories in her fictive realm, Pritam strove to remember those on the periphery. — JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025 The history bestows legitimacy, which is destabilized because so much of the history is fictive. — Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for fictive

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Adjective

His prayerful recognition of God’s supremacy and government of the universe refreshed his heart and lifted his thought above the human fears and limitations that plague an illusory, material sense of existence.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2026
For a while, these institutions appeared capable of operating without their founding cause, but that hope proved illusory.

— Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of illusory

Adjective

In Bettmann Panopticon, which opened to the public in 1964 at the School of Visual Arts Visual Arts Gallery, Max and Daly had taken images from the archive and mirrored them for a hallucinatory effect.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
The year before, Khrzhanovsky had won a Tiger Award at Rotterdam for his first feature, the hallucinatory drama 4.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of hallucinatory

Adjective

The middle stretch has a concocted outdoor chase sequence that feels like a clumsy campground slasher.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
On the eve of our nation’s Independence Day, Americans should be deeply concerned by the misuse of government power against an ordinary citizen based on a concocted narrative.

— Jasmine Baehr , Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of concocted

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

Definition of delusive

Adjective

Outside of two games, Will McDonald was largely nonexistent despite finishing with eight sacks.

— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Federal prosecutors say Daejon Labrayae Love spent years presenting himself as an NFL player or wealthy real-estate investor, meeting women on dating apps and eventually steering them toward nonexistent investments.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of nonexistent

Adjective

When a system can drop the fourth wall unprompted, ingest its own structural tells and re‑engage with unvarnished candor, the vulnerability shifts from deceptive compliance to authentic resonance.

— Terry Oroszi, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
López’s attorney sent Rivas and her group a cease-and-desist letter last month, citing trademark infringement and deceptive and unfair trade practices, the letter shows.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of deceptive

Adjective

This demonstrates genuine curiosity and a commitment to learning, fostering trust more effectively than feigned expertise.

— Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
During her feigned pregnancy, Stephanie Ott, one of Griffin’s friends who had grown suspicious of Parker, called the clinic to ask about her.

— KC Baker, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026

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