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[kree-ey-tid] / kriˈeɪ tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
built
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STRONG
assembled completed constructed fabricated finished made manufactured produced
WEAK
put together
Antonyms
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flat puny skinny weak
ADJECTIVE
fictitious
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apocryphal bogus counterfeit fabricated false fanciful fictional imaginary make believe misleading mythical phony sham spurious
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artificial assumed chimerical concocted cooked-up deceptive delusive delusory dishonest ersatz factitious fake faked fantastic fashioned feigned fictive figmental hyped-up illusory imagined improvised invented made mock romantic simulated suppositious supposititious synthetic trumped-up unreal
Antonyms
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authentic factual genuine honest real sincere true truthful
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actual certain confirmed proven sure
ADJECTIVE
invented
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assumed fabricated fanciful fictional imaginary imagined made-up simulated unreal
STRONG
concocted counterfeit fake faked fashioned feigned improvised made misleading mock sham
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apocryphal artificial bogus chimerical cooked-up deceptive delusive delusory dishonest ersatz factitious false fantastic fantastical fictive figmental hyped-up illusory make believe mythical phony romantic spurious suppositious supposititious synthetic trumped-up
Antonyms
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genuine real true
STRONG
truthful
ADJECTIVE
legendary
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fabled fabulous mythical storied
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allegorical apocryphal customary doubtful dubious fabricated fanciful figmental handed-down imaginary imaginative improbable invented mythological related romantic told traditional unhistoric unhistorical unreal unverifiable
Antonyms
WEAK
factual infamous real true unimportant
ADJECTIVE
mythic
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STRONGEST
allegorical fanciful imaginary legendary whimsical
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chimerical fabled fabricated fabulous fairy-tale false fantasy fictitious fictive folkloric invented made-up mythologic mythological nonexistent pretended storied supposititious traditional unreal untrue visionary
Antonyms
STRONGEST
factual real true
ADJECTIVE
mythical
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STRONGEST
allegorical fabled fanciful fictitious imaginary legendary mythic storied unreal whimsical
WEAK
chimerical fabricated fabulous fairy-tale false fantasy fictive folkloric invented made-up mythological nonexistent pretended supposititious traditional untrue visionary
Antonyms
STRONGEST
factual genuine real sincere true
ADJECTIVE
mythical/mythological
Synonyms
WEAK
allegorical chimerical fabled fabricated fabulous false fanciful fantasy fictitious fictive folkloric imaginary invented legendary made-up mythic nonexistent pretended storied supposititious traditional unreal untrue visionary whimsical
Antonyms
WEAK
factual historical real true
ADJECTIVE
mythologic
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WEAK
allegorical chimerical fabled fabricated fabulous fairy-tale false fanciful fantasy fictitious fictive folkloric imaginary invented legendary made-up mythic mythological nonexistent pretended storied supposititious traditional unreal untrue visionary whimsical
ADJECTIVE
mythological
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allegorical chimerical fabled fabricated fabulous fairy-tale false fanciful fantasy fictitious fictive folkloric imaginary invented legendary made-up mythic mythologic nonexistent pretended storied supposititious traditional unreal untrue visionary whimsical
ADJECTIVE
originated
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STRONG
begun commenced started
ADJECTIVE
originating
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arising beginning starting stemming
STRONG
activated authored begot caused commencing dawning deriving emanating fashioned formed generated induced inspired issuing made motivated proceeding produced
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incepted
ADJECTIVE
worked
Synonyms
STRONG
fashioned treated wrought
ADJECTIVE
wrought
Synonyms
STRONG
constructed elaborated fashioned finished formed hammered manufactured molded ornamented processed shaped worked

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The hackers hadn’t only unlocked a back door into millions of home networks—they had also created a way to break into thousands of corporations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

To test the system, the team created a free-space optical link spanning two meters.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

He has also created a new consultative council, which will exercise paramount authority over civilian and military affairs.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

In February, it acquired xAI, the startup created by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to develop artificial intelligence, including the chatbot Grok.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Huge pipes carried steam created in enormous belowdecks boilers, which supplied heat to the officers’ cabins and the crew’s living quarters.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.