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literal
Synonyms and Antonyms of literal
- A literal account of the explorer's adventures is actually a lot less interesting than his own exaggerated stories.
hypothetical, speculative, theoretical (also theoretic)
apocryphal, unauthentic, undocumented
chimerical (also chimeric), fabulous, fanciful, fantastic (also fantastical), imaginary, imagined, invented, legendary, made-up, make-believe, mythical (or mythic), pretend
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