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Fictive

🔄 Synonyms of "Fictive"

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
shamnounIntended to deceive; false.
counterfeitnounFalse, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine.
fictitiousInvented; contrived.
creativenounTending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these.
assumedSupposed or presumed.
falseverbUntrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
imitativeImitating; copying; not original.
put onverb(transitive) To don (clothing, equipment, or the like).
pretendedfeigned; counterfeit
originativeThat originates; creative

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Fictive"

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WordDefinition
imitativeImitating; copying; not original.
fictitiousInvented; contrived.
creativeTending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these.
originativeThat originates; creative
assumedSupposed or presumed.
pretendedfeigned; counterfeit
counterfeitFalse, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine.
shamIntended to deceive; false.
falseUntrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
put onverb(transitive) To don (clothing, equipment, or the like).
fictionalInvented, as opposed to real.
simulatedInvented in imitation of a particular thing or of a specific condition; artificial.
imaginaryExisting only in the imagination.
notionalOf, containing, or being a notion; mental or imaginary.
symbolicImplicitly representing or referring to another thing.
hypotheticalBased upon a hypothesis; conjectural.
phantomFictitious or nonexistent.
fakeNot real; false, fraudulent.
spuriousFalse, not authentic, not genuine.
bogusCounterfeit or fake; not genuine.

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