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fictional

/ˈfɪkʃənəl/adjective3 syllables

Fictional means: formed or conceived by the imagination.

Synonyms for fictional4

adjective, as in formed or conceived by the imagination

fabricated, fancied, fictitious, unreal

Opposites of fictional

nonfictional

What does fictional mean?2

adjective

1

formed or conceived by the imagination“a fabricated excuse for his absence”

2

related to or involving literary fiction“clever fictional devices”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Fictional in a sentence

  • The destination is fictional, but the way can be mapped.rul
  • A hippogryph is a fictional being: half horse, half griffin.Miktsoanit
  • The factual world is often weirder than the fictional world.nonong
  • Should our fictional state be unitary or federal?rul
  • Why do you care so much about these fictional characters?Hybrid
  • Elves are depicted very inconsistently across fictional universes.shekitten
  • Láadan is both a fictional language and a proposal for a real one.rul
  • He likes to immerse himself in fictional worlds through books.Nuel

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