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Fictional

🔄 Synonyms of "Fictional"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
fictitious	Invented; contrived.
unreal	Not real or substantial; having no actual presence in reality; lacking the characteristics of reality.
fabricated	False in the sense of made-up, constructed.
made-up	Invented or fabricated.
invented	fictional, made up, imaginary.
fancied	Having a fancy (“inclination, liking, or love”) for; desired, favourite.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
nonfictional	Not fictional.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
invented	fictional, made up, imaginary.
made-up	Invented or fabricated.
fictitious	Invented; contrived.
fabricated	False in the sense of made-up, constructed.
fancied	Having a fancy (“inclination, liking, or love”) for; desired, favourite.
unreal	Not real or substantial; having no actual presence in reality; lacking the characteristics of reality.
fictive	Having the characteristics of fiction: fictional.
pseudo	Other than what is apparent; spurious; sham.
imaginary	Existing only in the imagination.
notional	Of, containing, or being a notion; mental or imaginary.
simulated	Invented in imitation of a particular thing or of a specific condition; artificial.
virtual	(computing) Operating using a computer and/or online rather than physically present.
imputed	Attributed to another person.
novelistic	Having characteristics of a novel.
hypothetical	Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural.
token	Done as an indication or a pledge.
fakenoun	Not real; false, fraudulent.
spurious	False, not authentic, not genuine.
bogus	Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.
sham	Intended to deceive; false.